NEET2019ChemistryHydrocarbonsActual
Assertion : Propene reacts with HI in presence of peroxide to give 1-iodopropane. Reason : 1^ free radical is more stable than 2^ free radical.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
D. If both assertion and reason are false.
Step-by-step solution
Peroxide effect is not effective in the case of HCl and HI . It is effective only in the case of HBr . 2^ free radical is more stable than 1^ free radical.