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CH3−CH(Br)−CH3 is the:

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secondary alkyl halide.
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primary alkyl halide
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tertiary alkyl halide
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None of these
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Solution

The correct option is A secondary alkyl halide.
2-bromopropane CH3CH(Br)CH3 is a secondary alkyl halide. In secondary alkyl halide, the halogen atom is attached to a C atom which itself is attached to two other C atoms and one H atom.

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