Almost all stable organic species have tetravalent carbon atoms, but species with trivalent carbon atoms also exist.

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Almost all stable organic species have tetravalent carbon atoms, but species with trivalent carbon atoms also exist. Carbocations are one such class of compounds.

(a) How many valence electrons do the positively charged carbon atoms have?

(b) What hybridization do you expect this carbon atom to have?

(c) What geometry is the carbocation likely tohave?

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