Alphabet race

A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,K,L,M,N,O,P,Q,R,S,T,U,V,W,X,Y,Z

With the above alphabets, can you work out the following questions?

1) What is the position (first, second, etc) in the alphabet of the middle letter in the word chocolate?

2) Which letter is halfway between the fifth and fifteenth letters of the alphabet?

Thanks