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Give reasons for the following in one or two sentences. 'Acid-catalysed dehyration of t-butanol is faster than that of n-butanol'.

A

1-butanol has a higher boiling point

B

tertiary carbocation is more stable than primary carbocation

C

primary carbocation is more stable than tertiary carbocation

D

rearrangement takes place during dehydration of t-butanol.

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