Assertion: Aryl halides are highly reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions. Reason: In case of haloarenes, halogen atom is attached to sp hybridised carbon atom.

Question

Assertion: Aryl halides are highly reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions. Reason: In case of haloarenes, halogen atom is attached to sp hybridised carbon atom. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion. (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion. (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false.

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Aryl halides are less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions as C—X bond aquires a partial double bond character due to resonance. Also halogen atom is attached to sp2 hybridised carbon atom.

Q. Assertion: Aryl halides are highly reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions.
Reason: In case of haloarenes, halogen atom is attached to sp hybridised carbon atom.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false.

Aryl halides are less reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions as $C — X$ bond aquires a partial double bond character due to resonance. Also halogen atom is attached to $s p^{2}$ hybridised carbon atom.

Q. Assertion: Aryl halides are highly reactive towards nucleophilic substitution reactions. Reason: In case of haloarenes, halogen atom is attached to sp hybridised carbon atom.