Why markovnikov rule only applicable on hbr and not on hcl and hi?
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In the presence of peroxides, the addition of HBr occurs by a free-radical mechanism and the orientation is anti-Markovnikov. This is true only for HBr. Free radical addition of HF and HI has never been observed, even in the presence of peroxides, and of HCl only rarely.
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