how to know if a radical is primary secondary or tertiary?
First of all you have to know what is meant by the primary , secondary, and tertiary carbons. IF any carbon atom is connected with only one carbon is known as primary, if it is connected with two from the both sides called as secondary , if three different carbons from 3 differencet sides called as tertiary carbons as shown in the above picture.
corresponding free radicals are called as primary, secondary and tertiary free radicals.
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