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💡 Solution & Explanation

Correct option: \(\text{C}\). Alkyl halides undergo nucleophilic substitution by \(\mathrm{S_N1}\) or \(\mathrm{S_N2}\). \(\mathrm{S_N2}\) gives backside attack and inversion, while \(\mathrm{S_N1}\) proceeds through a carbocation and can racemise. Recovered question text: 55. CH 3 NaI 131 H I Product      Acetone C H 6 13 2-Iodooctane (+) (A) The rate of these reaction depends on both [R–I] and (B) Loss of optical activity was twice as fast as gain of radioactivity. (C) Each molecule undergoing substitution, suffers Inversion of configuration Final solution has radioactive iodine only (D) 37