Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and other is labelled as Reason R Ass — JEE Mains Chemistry Past Papers Chemistry Question

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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and other is labelled as Reason R Assertion A: Butylated hydroxy anisole when added to butter increases its shelf life. Reason R: Butylated hydroxy anisole is more reactive towards oxygen than food. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below (A) A is correct but R is not correct (B) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A (C) A is not correct but R is correct (D) Both A and R are correct but R is the correct explanation of A