Homolytic fission of the following alkanes forms free radicals CH3 $-$ CH3, CH3 $-$ CH2 $-$ CH3, (CH3)2CH $-$ CH3, CH3 $-$ CH2 $-$CH(CH3)2. Increasing order of stability of the radicals is

Question

Homolytic fission of the following alkanes forms free radicals CH₃ $-$ CH₃, CH₃ $-$ CH₂ $-$ CH₃, (CH₃)₂CH $-$ CH₃, CH₃ $-$ CH₂ $-$CH(CH₃)₂.
Increasing order of stability of the radicals is

$$\eqalign{ & {\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2}\mathop C\limits^ \bullet \, - \,C{H_2}C{H_3}\, < C{H_3}\, - \,\mathop C\limits^ \bullet H - \,C{H_3} \cr & < C{H_3}\, - \,\mathop C\limits^ \bullet {H_2}\, < {\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_3}\mathop C\limits^ \bullet \cr} $$

$$\eqalign{ & C{H_3}\, - \,\mathop C\limits^ \bullet {H_2}\, < \,C{H_3}\, - \,\mathop C\limits^ \bullet HH\, - \,C{H_3}\, < \cr & {\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2}\mathop C\limits^ \bullet \, - \,C{H_2}\, - \,C{H_3}\, < \,{\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_3}\mathop C\limits^ \bullet \cr} $$

$$\eqalign{ & C{H_3} - \mathop C\limits^ \bullet {H_2} < C{H_3} - \mathop C\limits^ \bullet H - C{H_3} < \cr & {\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_3}\mathop C\limits^ \bullet \, < {\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2}\mathop C\limits^ \bullet \, - C{H_2}C{H_3} \cr} $$

$$\eqalign{ & {\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_3}\mathop C\limits^ \bullet \, < {\left( {C{H_3}} \right)_2}\mathop C\limits^ \bullet \, - C{H_2}C{H_3} < \cr & C{H_3} - \mathop C\limits^ \bullet H - C{H_3} < C{H_3} - \mathop C\limits^ \bullet {H_2} \cr} $$

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