$CH_{3}Br\ + \ Nu^{-}\ \rightarrow \ CH_{3} - \ Nu\ + \ Br^{-}$ The decreasing order of the rate of the above reaction with nucleophiles $(Nu^{-})\ A\ to\ D$ is $\lbrack Nu^{-}\ \ = \ (A)PhO^{-},\ (B)AcO^{-},\ (C)HO^{-},\ (D)CH_{3}O^{-}\rbrack$

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Q. $CH_{3}Br\ + \ Nu^{-}\ \rightarrow \ CH_{3} - \ Nu\ + \ Br^{-}$ The decreasing order of the rate of the above reaction with nucleophiles $(Nu^{-})\ A\ to\ D$ is $\lbrack Nu^{-}\ \ = \ (A)PhO^{-},\ (B)AcO^{-},\ (C)HO^{-},\ (D)CH_{3}O^{-}\rbrack$

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