NEET Chemistry Alkanes Assertion Reason Question
Assertion (A): Fluorination of alkanes is too violent to be controlled. | Reason (R): The Cl–Cl bond is weaker than the C–C and C–H bonds.
Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
(A) is true but (R) is false.
(A) is false but (R) is true.
Correct Answer
Detailed Explanation
Fluorination is indeed too violent to be controlled, but the reason given (R) about the Cl–Cl bond strength does not explain the violent nature of fluorination.
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