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why do tertiary alcohols react faster with concentrated hydrochloric acid than secondary or primary alcohols?

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Territory alcohol reacts faster with hydro chloric acid with sync chloride compared with secondary and primary alcohol. This reactivity is due to the carbocation stability

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