Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…
Chemistry · NEET · NTA Exams — Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Compounds containing -CHO group are easily oxidised to corresponding carboxylic acids.
Reason (R): Carboxylic acids can be reduced to alcohols by treatment with LiALH4.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Answer
(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
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