Homolytic fission of the following alkanes forms free radicals: $CH_3-CH_3$,$CH_3-CH_2-CH_3$,$(CH_3)_2CH-CH_3$,and $CH_3-CH_2-CH(CH_3)_2$. The increasing order of stability of the resulting free radicals is:

  • A
    $CH_3-\dot{C}H_2 < (CH_3)_2\dot{C}H < (CH_3)_2\dot{C}-CH_2CH_3 < (CH_3)_3\dot{C}$
  • B
    $CH_3-\dot{C}H_2 < CH_3-\dot{C}H-CH_3 < (CH_3)_2\dot{C}-CH_2-CH_3 < (CH_3)_3\dot{C}$
  • C
    $CH_3-\dot{C}H_2 < CH_3-\dot{C}H-CH_3 < (CH_3)_3\dot{C} < (CH_3)_2\dot{C}-CH_2CH_3$
  • D
    $(CH_3)_3\dot{C} < (CH_3)_2\dot{C}-CH_2CH_3 < CH_3-\dot{C}H-CH_3 < CH_3-\dot{C}H_2$

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