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  4. Assertion: Protonation of a carbonyl group increases its electrophilic character. Reason: Protonation of a carbonyl group involves addition of an electrophile on nucleophilic oxygen.

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Q. Assertion : Protonation of a carbonyl group increases its electrophilic character.
Reason : Protonation of a carbonyl group involves addition of an electrophile on nucleophilic oxygen.

Aldehydes Ketones and Carboxylic Acids

Solution:

Both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion .