Assertion: Displacement reactions of chlorine, bromine and iodine using fluorine are not generally carried out in aqueous solution. Reason: Fluorine being highly reactive attacks water and displaces the oxygen of water.

Question

Assertion: Displacement reactions of chlorine, bromine and iodine using fluorine are not generally carried out in aqueous solution. Reason: Fluorine being highly reactive attacks water and displaces the oxygen of water. (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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Due to difference in electronegativity, Fluorine can displace chlorine, Bromine and iodine. But in aqueous solution, fluorine replaces oxygen in water more rapidly and hence not preferred to conduct displacement reactions of Cl , Br and I.

Q. Assertion : Displacement reactions of chlorine, bromine and iodine using fluorine are not generally carried out in aqueous solution.
Reason : Fluorine being highly reactive attacks water and displaces the oxygen of water.

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.

Due to difference in electronegativity, Fluorine can displace chlorine, Bromine and iodine. But in aqueous solution, fluorine replaces oxygen in water more rapidly and hence not preferred to conduct displacement reactions of $Cl, B r$ and $I$ .

Q. Assertion : Displacement reactions of chlorine, bromine and iodine using fluorine are not generally carried out in aqueous solution. Reason : Fluorine being highly reactive attacks water and displaces the oxygen of water.