Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled…
Chemistry · JEE Main · NTA Exams — Organic Compounds Containing Oxygen
Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A:
can be easily reduced using Zn-Hg/ HCl to 
Reason R: Zn-Hg/HCl is used to reduce carbonyl group to –CH2 – group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(Jee Main 2023)
Assertion A:
can be easily reduced using Zn-Hg/ HCl to Reason R: Zn-Hg/HCl is used to reduce carbonyl group to –CH2 – group.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
(Jee Main 2023)
- A is false but R is true
- A is true but R is false
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
Answer
(A) A is false but R is true
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