JEE MAIN - Chemistry (2024 - 29th January Morning Shift - No. 19)

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R :

Assertion A : Aryl halides cannot be prepared by replacement of hydroxyl group of phenol by halogen atom.

Reason R : Phenols react with halogen acids violently.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate from the options given below :

A is true but R is false
Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
A is false but R is true
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Explanation

Assertion (A): Given statement is correct because in phenol hydroxyl group cannot be replaced by halogen atom.

Reason (R) :

JEE Main 2024 (Online) 29th January Morning Shift Chemistry - Haloalkanes and Haloarenes Question 29 English Explanation

Given reason is false.

Hence Assertion (A) is correct but Reason (R) is false.

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