Question

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as assertion (A) and the other is labelled as reason (R) .

Assertion (A): ICl is more reactive than I₂.

Reason (R): I-Cl bond is weaker than I-I bond.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

(1) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct

(2) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

(3) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)​

(4) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).​​​​​​​​​​​

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