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Alcohols react with active metals, e.g., Na, K etc. to give corresponding alkoxides. Write down the decreasing order of reactivity of sodium metal primary, secondary and tertiary, |
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Answer» Solution :`to` The ORDER of reactivity of alcohols with sodium metal is of order: `"Primary alcohol"GT"Secondary alcohol" gt"Tertiary alcohol"` `to`The +I effect of the alkyl groups increases the electron density on the OXYGEN atom as a result of which the electropositive HYDROGEN of -OH group is more tightly held by the molecule which makes the release of H+ difficult. The effect if more pronounced if the alkyl groups are more in the molecule. Thus, tertiary alcohol is least acidic. 
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