Chemistry · Aldehydes, Ketones and Carboxylic Acids
Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) carefully and choose the correct option: Assertion (A): Aldehydes are more reactive than ketones towards nucleophilic addition reactions. Reason (R): Ketones have two electron-donating alkyl groups which increase the electrophilicity of the carbonyl carbon.
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- 1A is false, but R is true.
- 2A is true, but R is false.✓
- 3Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- 4Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
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A is true, but R is false.
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