All halogenoalkanes contain a halogen atom - fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine - attached to a/an ____ group.

alkyl

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aryl

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benzyl

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benzylic

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Solution

The correct option is A alkyl
All halogenoalkanes contain a halogen atom - fluorine, chlorine, bromine or iodine - attached to an alkyl group.
For example, ethyl bromide $C H_{3} - C H_{2} - B r$ contains a bromine atom attached to an ethyl group.

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