Assertion (A) : The acetate ion is a weaker base than the ethoxide ion. Reason (R) : In…

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Assertion (A) : The acetate ion is a weaker base than the ethoxide ion.
Reason (R) : In carboxylic acids, the carbonyl group is polarized and so the carbon of the carbonyl group bears a partial +ve charge.
  1. If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
  2. If both Assertion and Reason are true but
    Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
  3. If Assertion is true but Reason is false.
  4. If Assertion is false but Reason is true.

Answer

(B) If both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

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