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The LUMO on the charged carbon of a planar carbenium ion is
AA filled sp2 hybrid orbital
BAn empty sp3 hybrid orbital
CA half-filled s orbital
DAn empty pure p orbital
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. An empty pure p orbital
The three sp2 orbitals form the sigma bonds, leaving an unhybridised p orbital empty and perpendicular to the plane.
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