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In the questions, arrange the compounds in increasing order of the rate of reaction towards nucleophilic substitution.

(i) (a) < (b) < (c)

(ii) (b) < (a) < (c)

(iii) (c) < (b) < (a)

(iv) (a) < (c) < (b)

 

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Electron releasing groups increase the reactivity of aryl halides, less is the number of electron releasing groups,the less is the rate towards nucleophilic substitution.

CH3 is the electron releasing group. More the no. of CHgroups increases the reactivity of aryl halides.

Hence, the answer is the option (c).

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