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t-butyl alcohol reacts less rapidly with metalic sodium than the primary alcohol. Explain why?

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The `+I.E.` of three methyl groups on central C-atom of tert-butyl alcohol makes is partially negative with the result that it pushes the electron pair of `-OH` bond towards H-atom and thus H-atom is not replaced easily.
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