🔬 Everyday Science

The most stable carbocation is:

A Primary
B Tertiary (3° — most substituted)
C Methyl
D Secondary

✓ Correct Answer: Option B

Tertiary carbocations are most stable due to hyperconjugation and inductive electron donation from three alkyl groups.

💡 Why is B) the correct answer?

The correct answer to the question "The most stable carbocation is:" is Option B: Tertiary (3° — most substituted).

The other options — A) Primary, C) Methyl, D) Secondary — are incorrect for this Everyday Science question. As explained above: Tertiary carbocations are most stable due to hyperconjugation and inductive electron donation from three alkyl groups.

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