Hyperconjugation involves overlap of the following orbitals
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IIT-JEE 2008 · Paper 1, Chemistry question 47
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Official answer: B
Hyperconjugation is the delocalisation of electrons from a C-H (or C-C) σ bond into an adjacent empty or partly filled p orbital (as in a carbocation or radical) or a π* orbital. The key overlap is σ-p.
(B)