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The peroxide effect (anti-Markovnikov addition to alkenes) is observed with

  1. AHI only
  2. BHBr only
  3. CHCl only
  4. DHCl, HBr and HI

Answer: B

For HCl the propagation step in which the carbon radical abstracts H from the strong H-Cl bond is endothermic, and for HI the addition of to the double bond is unfavourable. Only HBr has both propagation steps favourable, so the peroxide effect is seen only with HBr.
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