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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A) : undergoes S _ N 2 reaction faster than Reason (R) : Iodine is a better leaving group because of its large size. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options

  1. ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A .
  2. BBoth A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A .
  3. CA is true but R is false
  4. DA is false but R is true

Correct answer

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A .

Step-by-step solution

Rate of S _ N 2 Leaving tendency of leaving group. Iodine is better L.G. than chlorine due to its bigger size.

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