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The order of reactivity of alcohols towards Na or K metal is

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a

primary > secondar > tertiary

b

primary < secondary > tertiary

c

primary < secondary < tertiar

d

primary > secondary < tertiary

answer is A.

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Reactivity of alcohol towards Na is MeOH > 1° > 2° > 3°.

Alcohols are reactive in the following order: Primary > Secondary > Tertiary in reactions with sodium or potassium metal.

As a result, primary alcohols have the highest reactivity and tertiary alcohols have the lowest reactivity.

Since there are more alkyl groups in tertiary alcohol, the acidity is reduced

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