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Which of the following should be a more reactive
free radical than the remaining three?

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t-Butyl
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s-Butyl
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n-Butyl
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isobutyl
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Solution

The correct option is C n-Butyl
As no. of methyl group increases, free radical become stable due to +I effect of methyl so among all n-butane is least stable and most reactive species.

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