Hydrocarbons - Result Question 16

####15. Reactivity of hydrogen atoms attached to different carbon atoms in alkanes has the order

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(a) Tertiary > Primary > Secondary

(b) Primary > Secondary > Tertiary

(c) Both (a) and (b)

(d) Tertiary > Secondary > Primary

Topic 2: Alkenes

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Solution:

  1. (d) The reactivity of H-atoms depends upon the stability of free radicals, follows the order Tertiary > secondary > primary.

Therefore, reactivity of H-atoms follows the same order, i.e., tertiary > secondary > primary.



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