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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES

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The increasing order of reactivity of sodium metal towards primary, secondary and tertiary alcohols
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Correct option: C
3∘<2∘<1∘3^\circ < 2^\circ < 1^\circ
Option C (3∘<2∘<1∘3^\circ < 2^\circ < 1^\circ) is correct because primary alcohols are the most reactive with sodium metal due to less steric hindrance around the hydroxyl group, making it easier for sodium to abstract the proton.

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