Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): ICl is more reactive than I?.
Reason (R): I-Cl bond is weaker than I-I bond.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): ICl is more reactive than I?.
Reason (R): I-Cl bond is weaker than I-I bond.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Option 1 -
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Option 2 -
Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
Option 3 -
(A) is correct but ( R ) is not correct.
Option 4 -
(A) is not correct but ( R ) is correct.
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1 Answer
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Correct Option - 3
Detailed Solution:I - Cl bond is stronger than I-I bond due to additional electrostatic force between I and Cl.
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