Assertion: Aryl halides cannot be prepared by replacement of hydroxyl group of phenol by halogen atom. Reason: Phenols react with halogen acids violently.

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Assertion: Aryl halides cannot be prepared by replacement of hydroxyl group of phenol by halogen atom. Reason: Phenols react with halogen acids violently. (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 cannot be prepared by replacing hydroxyl group of phenols because the carbon oxygen bond in phenols has a partial double bond character and is difficult to break being stronger than a single bond.

Q. Assertion : Aryl halides cannot be prepared by replacement of hydroxyl group of phenol by halogen atom. Reason: Phenols react with halogen acids violently.

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 cannot be prepared by replacing hydroxyl group of phenols because the carbon oxygen bond in phenols has a partial double bond character and is difficult to break being stronger than a single bond.

Q. Assertion : Aryl halides cannot be prepared by replacement of hydroxyl group of phenol by halogen atom.
Reason: Phenols react with halogen acids violently.