As new information is discovered, scientific theories are changed. Sometimes, old theories are revised. Why is this a necessary practice for science? Group of answer choices Old theories are dependent on primitive technology that was flawed, so new technology must be used. The process allows for an increasingly accurate understanding of the world It ensures that the newest ideas are the ones used to develop medicines and important safety equipment. New scientists need to get credit for their ideas or no one will go into science professions

hydrocarbons are organic compounds that contain only hydrogens and carbons. they can be saturated (those which contain only carbon-carbon single bonds) or unsaturated (those which contain carbon-carbon double or triple bonds) in nature. hydrocarbons can undergo several reactions like substitution, elimination etc.  

on substituting one or more hydrogen atoms in hydrocarbon it results in the formation of haloalkane. as the halogen atoms are large compared to the carbon and hydrogen atoms, due to which the molecular weight increases and the bond become polar because of presence electronegative halogen atom and results in the increase in boiling point of the haloalkane.

thus, the correct option is (b) that is the boiling point of the new compound increases on substituting a hydrogen atom with a halogen in a hydrocarbon.

the answer is 0.42 is that is an option. this question provides no info