Assertion (A): Reaction of 1-butene with HBr gives 1-bromobutane as major product. Reason (R) Addition of hydrogen halides to alkenes proceeds according to Markownikoff's rule. The correct answer is

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Assertion (A): Reaction of 1-butene with HBr gives 1-bromobutane as major product. Reason (R) Addition of hydrogen halides to alkenes proceeds according to Markownikoff's rule. The correct answer is, A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A, A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A, A is correct but R is not correct, A is not correct but R is correct

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According to Markownikoff's rule, the addition of reagents such as HX , H 2 ​ O and HOX with unsymmetrical alkanes occurs in such a way that the negative part of the adding molecule goes to that carbon atom of the double bond which carries lesser number of hydrogen atoms.

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