Sodium reacts with alcohol as given below
$2 N a + 2 R O H \to H_{2} + 2 [N a^{+} \bar{O} R]$
Place the types of alcohol into decreasing order of reactivity towards Na

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Sodium reacts with alcohol as given below 2 N a + 2 R O H → H 2 + 2 [ N a + O - R ] Place the types of alcohol into decreasing order of reactivity towards Na

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Reactivity of alcohols toward Na depends upon the acidic nature of the alcohol. More the acidic nature of alcohol, the faster is the reaction between alcohol and sodium.
The electron-releasing alkyl group decrease the acidic nature of alcohol. Decreasing order of acidity of alcohols is $C H_{3} O H > 1 ° > 2 ° > 3 ° .$ The same is the order of reactivity towards Na.

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