State True or False for the following statements:
$(i)$ Carbon possesses $sp^2$ hybridization in a carbocation.
$(ii)$ Carbon possesses $sp^3$ hybridization in a carbocation.
$(iii)$ $A$ carbocation is formed by homolytic fission of a bond.
$(iv)$ Carbocations are very stable.

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(A) $(i)$ True: In a carbocation,the positively charged carbon atom is bonded to three other atoms and has an empty $p$-orbital,resulting in $sp^2$ hybridization.
$(ii)$ False: As stated above,the carbon in a carbocation is $sp^2$ hybridized,not $sp^3$.
$(iii)$ False: Carbocations are formed by heterolytic fission of a covalent bond,where the more electronegative atom takes both electrons.
$(iv)$ False: Carbocations are highly reactive,electron-deficient intermediates and are generally unstable,although their stability can vary based on inductive and resonance effects.

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Arrange the following carbanions in the order of their stability:
$i$. $RC \equiv C^{\ominus}$
$ii$. $C_6H_5^{\ominus}$
$iii$. $R_2C = CH^{\ominus}$
$iv$. $R_3C - CH_2^{\ominus}$

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