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Assertion (A): Hydrolysis of an alkyl chloride is a slow reaction but in the presence of \(NaI\), the rate of the hydrol…

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Assertion (A): Hydrolysis of an alkyl chloride is a slow reaction but in the presence of \(NaI\), the rate of the hydrolysis increases.
Reason (R): \(I ^{-}\)is a good nucleophile as well as a good leaving group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

[JEE Main 2023, 24 Jan (Shift 1)]

a

(A) is false but ( \(R )\) is true.

b

(A) is true but (R) is false.

c

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

d

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A).

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