CBSE 2025 · Region 5 · Set 1 · Q16 · 1 mark
Assertion $\displaystyle (A)$ : The boiling points of alkyl halides decrease in the order $\displaystyle \mathrm{RI}>\mathrm{RBr}>\mathrm{RCl}>\mathrm{RF}$.
Reason (R) : The van der Waals forces of attraction decrease in the order RI > RBr > RCI > RF.
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Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
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