Ncert Exercises & Solutions

Select the correct option based on statements below:

Assertion (A):	The boiling points of alkyl halides decrease in the order RI> RBr > RCl > RF
Reason (R):	The boiling points of alkyl chlorides, bromides, and iodides are considerably higher than those of the hydrocarbons of comparable molecular mass.

1.	Both (A) and (R) are True and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
2.	Both (A) and (R) are True but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
3.	(A) is True but (R) is False.
4.	(A) is False but (R) is True.