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Assertion : In Lucas test, 3º alcohols react immediately.
Reason : An equimolar mixture of anhyd. ZnCl2 and conc.
HCl is called Lucas reagent.
(a) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is a correct
explanation for assertion.
(b) Assertion is correct, reason is correct; reason is not a
correct explanation for assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, reason is incorrect.
(d) Assertion is incorrect, reason is correct.
Answer:. (b) The correct explanation is : In Lucas test, tertiary alcohols react immediately because of the formation of the more stable tertiary carbocations.
