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The prop-1-en-2-yl cation (a vinyl cation) has the cationic carbon which is:

  1. A hybridised, with a linear arrangement of the unit
  2. B hybridised and trigonal planar
  3. C hybridised and pyramidal
  4. D hybridised

Answer: A

The cationic carbon has two sigma bonds (one to , one to ) and a pi bond, with an empty orbital. Two sigma bonds mean hybridisation and a linear geometry.
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