Assertion (A): | p-chlorobenzoic acid is a stronger acid than benzoic acid. |
Reason (R): | Chlorine has an electron-donating resonance effect (+R). |
1. | Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. |
2. | Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. |
3. | A is a true statement but R is false. |
4. | Both A and R are false statements. |
Assertion (A): | Benzaldehyde is less reactive than acetaldehyde towards nucleophiles. |
Reason (R): | Carbonyl carbon in benzaldehyde has less positive charge than that of carbonyl carbon in acetaldehyde due to resonance. |
1. | Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). |
2. | Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A). |
3. | (A) is true but (R) is false. |
4. | Both (A) and (R) are false. |