The increasing order of reduction of alkyl halides with zinc and dilute HCl is

1. R-Cl<R-I<R-Br

2. R-Cl<R-Br<R-I

3. R-I<R-Br<R-Cl

4. R-Br<R-I<R-Cl

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Arrange the following alkyl halides in decreasing order of the rate of β-elimination reaction with alcoholic KOH.

A. \(\mathrm{(CH_3)_2C(H)CH_2Br}\)
B. CH3-CH2-Br
C. CH3-CH2-CH2-Br


1. A > B > C

2. C > B > A

3. B > C > A

4. A > C > B

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