In the iodination of methane, the presence of an oxidizing agent like HIO\(_3\) is required because iodine has a relatively low reactivity. HIO\(_3\) helps facilitate the substitution reaction by oxidizing iodine.
Thus, the correct answer is (C).
The correct order of the rate of reaction of the following reactants with nucleophile by \( \mathrm{S_N1} \) mechanism is:
(Given: Structures I and II are rigid) 
| LIST I | LIST II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Lyman | I | Near IR |
| B | Balmer | II | Far IR |
| C | Paschen | III | Visible |
| D | p-fund | IV | UV |