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Assertion: The boiling points of alkyl halides decrease in the order: RI > RBr > RCl > RF.

Reason: The boiling points of alkyl chlorides, bromides and iodides are considerably higher than that of the hydrocarbon of comparable molecular mass.

Options:

Answer:
E
Solution:

Both statements are true, but the comparison to hydrocarbons does not explain the order among halides.

Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Halogen DerivativeSubtopic:Miscellaneous
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