Carbon atom in methyl carbocation contains how many pairs of electrons ?

Options

A. 8
B. 4
C. 3
D. 5

Answer

B

Explanation

In methl carbocation `(.^(+)CH_(3))`, the central, carbon atom is `sp^(2)` hybridized with empty p-orbital A. methyl group has six electrons in the three carbon - hydrogen bond and one pair of electrons in 1s orbital. Therefore carbon atom in methyl carbocation contains 3 pairs of electrons.