In the presence of peroxide, hydrogen chloride and hydrogen iodide do not give anti-Markovnikoff’s addition to alkenes because

Both are highly ionic

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One is oxidising and the other is reducing

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One of the steps is endothermic in both the cases

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All the steps are exothermic in both the cases

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Solution

The correct option is C One of the steps is endothermic in both the cases
The endothermic nature of intermediate steps prevents the reaction from happening. Keep in mind that only HBr reacts this way.

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