The shape of a carbocation is:

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(A) In a carbocation,the positively charged carbon atom is $sp^2$ hybridized.It is bonded to three other atoms and has no lone pair of electrons.Accor

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trigonal planar

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(A) In a carbocation,the positively charged carbon atom is $sp^2$ hybridized.It is bonded to three other atoms and has no lone pair of electrons.According to the Valence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion $(VSEPR)$ theory,the arrangement of three bonding pairs around the central atom results in a trigonal planar geometry with bond angles of approximately $120^{\circ}$.

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