NEET Chemistry Chemical Reactions Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Tertiary alcohols undergo dehydration more easily than primary alcohols.
Reason (R): The formation of carbocation in the dehydration of alcohols is the slowest step and determines the rate of reaction.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
The NCERT context states that tertiary alcohols dehydrate more easily than primary alcohols due to the stability of the carbocation formed, which is the rate-determining step.
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