Count the number of hydrogens on sp3 carbons directly attached to the positively charged carbon of the ion shown.

Answer: B

The ion shown is the sec-butyl (butan-2-yl) cation. One methyl group gives 3 hydrogens and the CH2 group gives 2. The total is 5 (checked with RDKit).

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