(a) What is the hybridization of the carbon in the methyl cation (CH3*) and in the methylanion (CH3)?(b) What is the approximate H-C-H bond angle in the methyl cation and in the methylanion?

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(a) What is the hybridization of the carbon in the methyl cation (CH3*) and in the methyl anion (CH3)? (b) What is the approximate H-C-H bond angle in the methyl cation and in the methyl anion?