Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as…

Chemistry · JEE Main · NTA ExamsChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason.

STATEMENT-1: (Assertion): p-hydroxybenzoic acid has a lower boiling point than o-hydroxybenzoic acid.

STATEMENT-2: (Reason): o-hydrozybenzoic acid has intramolecular hydrogen bonding.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for the Statement-1.
  2. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for the Statement-1.
  3. Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is false.
  4. Statement-1 is false, Statement-2 is true.

Answer

(A) Statement-1 is true, Statement-2 is true; Statement-2 is a correct explanation for the Statement-1.

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