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Decreasing order of nucleophilicity is

(a) OH- > NH2- > CH3O- > RNH2

(b) NH2- > oH- > cH3O- > RNH2

(c) NH-2 > CH3O- > OH- > RNH2

(d) cH3O- >NH2- > OH- > RNH

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Correct option (c) NH-2 > CH3O- > OH- > RNH2

Explanation:

If the nucleophilic atoms are in the same row of the periodic table, nucleophilicity is approximately in order of basicity. So, the order is

NH-2 > CH3O- > OH- > RNH2

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