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As per my knowledge, hyperconjugation is more dominating over inductive effect, so due to three alpha hydrogen ethyl carbocation should be more stable. In some books, while solving questions I observed that answers can match if I take neopentyl carbocation as more stable.
so which one of them is comparatively more stable?
In that case ethyl carbocation has two alpha hydrogen atoms as CH2 is bonded to C+.And in case of neopentynyl carbocation CH3 is attached to C+ .more alpha hydrogen atoms ,more hyperconjugative structures,and more stability.and there are three donating groups in neopentynyl carbocation.these may be the reasons
