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Question: Arrange the carbocations below in order of increasing stability.

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1Step 1: Stability of carbocation

Rules for the stability of carbocation:

1. More the resonance in the system more stable is the carbocation

2. More the hyperconjugation that is the number of hydrogen with respect to the carbocation more stable is the carbocation

3. More is the conjugation with the double bond in the molecule more stable is the carbocation

2Step 2: Order for Stability of carbocation


On the basis:

Rule 1: More the resonance in the system more stable is the carbocation

Rule 2: More the hyperconjugation that is the number of  hydrogen with respect to the carbocation more stable is the carbocation



                 Order of the stability of carbocation