With a change in hybridisation of the carbon bearing the charge,the stability of a carbanion increases in the order:

  • A
    $sp < sp^2 < sp^3$
  • B
    $sp < sp^3 < sp^2$
  • C
    $sp^3 < sp^2 < sp$
  • D
    $sp^2 < sp < sp^3$

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Which of the following species $(A)$,$(B)$,$(C)$,and $(D)$ contain an $sp^2$ hybridized carbon atom? $(A) CH_3^+$,$(B) CH_3^-$,$(C) dot{C}H_3$,$(D) :CH_2$

Arrange the following carbocations in decreasing order of their stability:
$\stackrel{+}{C}H_3, (CH_3)_3\stackrel{+}{C}, CH_3\stackrel{+}{C}H_2, (CH_3)_2\stackrel{+}{C}H$

What is the order of stability of carbon free radicals among ${3^\circ}$,${2^\circ}$,${1^\circ}$,and $\mathop C\limits^\bullet {H_3}$?

$CH_3-C(CH_3)_2-CH_2-CH_2^+ \to CH_3-C^+(CH_3)-CH(CH_3)-CH_3$
How many $H^-$ shifts are involved in the above rearrangement?

What is the increasing order of stability for the following free radicals?

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