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What is the coordination number of the charged carbon in a carbonium ion such as CH5+?
AThree
BFour
CFive
DTwo
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Five
Carbonium ions are protonated or alkylated alkanes with five groups on carbon, whereas carbenium ions have three.
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