Question

what are carbo cations

Answer 1

A carbo cation is an ion with positively charged carbon atom.

Answer 2

A carbocation is an ion with a positively charged carbon atom. Among the simplest examples are methenium CH⁺ ₃, methanium CH⁺ ₅, and ethanium C ₂H⁺ ₇. Some carbocations may have two or more positive charges, on the same carbon atom or on different atoms; such as the ethylene dication C ₂H²⁺ ₄.