Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : Order of acidic nature of the following compounds is A B C. OH Cl A OH F B OH CH

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Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A : Order of acidic nature of the following compounds is A > B > C. OH Cl A OH F B OH CH3 C Reason R : Fluoro is a stronger electron withdrawing group than Chloro group. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
(B) A is not correct but R is correct
(C) A is correct but R is not correct
(D) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: C. Chlorine at  carbon is more electron withdrawing – than F at  carbon, where CH3 is + group.

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