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

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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: Acetal / Ketal is stable in basic medium. Reason R: The high leaving tendency of alkoxide ion gives the stability to acetal / ketal in basic medium. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: (A) Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A (B) A is false but R is true (C) A is true but R is false (D) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A