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Please explain carbocations and the increasing stability

Transcribed Image Text:Rank the carbocations in each group in order of increasing stability.
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Given compounds are carbocations.
Carbocation is species in which carbon carries positive charge.
Primary carbon is carbon that has another one carbon attached.
Secondary carbon is carbon that has another two carbons attached.
Tertiary carbon is carbon that has another three carbon attached.
Quaternary carbon is carbon that has another four carbons attached.
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