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Within each series arrange the compounds in order of increasing stability:
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The stability of carbocations increases with the number of alkyl groups due to the inductive effect and hyperconjugation. So, the order of increasing stability is: CH3+ < CH3CH2+ < CH3CH2CH2+ Series 2: CH3CH2O-, CH3O-, CH3CH2CH2O- In this series, we have Show more…
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