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Chemistry · Alkyl and Aryl Halides

JEE Main 2026 — 24 January, Morning Shift — Question 60

Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Statement I and the other is labelled as Statement II :

Statement I: ' C−Cl\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{Cl} ' bond is stronger in CH2=CH−Cl\mathrm{CH}_{2}=\mathrm{CH}-\mathrm{Cl} than CH3−CH2−Cl\mathrm{CH}_{3}-\mathrm{CH}_{2}-\mathrm{Cl}

Statement II : The given optically active molecule, on hydrolysis gives a solution that can rotate the plane polarized light.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

  1. Option A:

    Statement I is false but Statement II is true

  2. Option B:

    Both Statement I and Statement II are true

  3. Option C:

    Both Statement I and Statement II are false

  4. Option D:

    Statement I is true but Statement II is false

    Correct

Answer: D

Step-by-step solution

Statement-I : Statement-II : Racemic mixture is optically inactive, which can not rotate PPL.

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Exam
JEE Main 2026
Paper
24 January, Morning Shift
Subject
Chemistry
Chapter
Alkyl and Aryl Halides
Topic
Mechanism of Substitution reactions
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