Question

Alkyl substitution at the carbon bearing positive charge stabilizes carbocations.

(a) True

(b) False

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This intriguing question originated from Carbocations topic in chapter Reactivity of Molecules Reaction Mechanism of Engineering Chemistry I

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) True

The explanation is: Alkyl substitution at the carbon bearing positive charge stabilizes carbocations. Carbocation is a molecule in which a carbon atom bears three bonds and a positive charge.