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In the presence of peroxide, hydrogen chloride and hydrogen iodide do not give Anti Markownikov's addition to alkenes because

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both are HIGHLY ionic
one is oxidising and the other reducing
one of the steps is endothermic in both the CASES
all the steps are exothermic in both the cases.

Solution :the endothermic REACTION is not favourable.


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