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Q. Racemic mixture is obtained due to the halogenation of

Haloalkanes and Haloarenes

Solution:

If free radical halogenation generates a chiral carbon, racemic mixture of halides are always formed due to equal probability of halogenation from both sides of planar free radical.
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