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Stability order of following singlet halocarbene is :

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CF2>CCI2>CBr2>CI2
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CI2>CBr2>CCI2>CF2
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CCI2>CF2>CBr2>CI2
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CF2>CI2>CCI2>CBr2
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Solution

The correct option is A CF2>CCI2>CBr2>CI2
Mesomeric effects make the halocarbenes more stable in the singlet.
Due to -I effect and higher electronegativity order is

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