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The shape of a carbocation is:

ATriangular plate
BTrapezoid plane
CTrigonal planar
DTetragonal plane
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Trigonal planar
1. The positively charged carbon has only three groups around it. 2. Carbocations have a trigonal planar shape. 3. So the correct answer is trigonal planar. _Source: syllabus Chemistry Part II, Unit 12 'Organic Chemistry: Some Basic Principles and Techniques'_
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