Assertion: Acetaldehyde can be prepared by addition of water to ethyne in the presence of H2 SO4 and HgSO4. Reason :Higher alkynes give higher aldehydes.

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Assertion: Acetaldehyde can be prepared by addition of water to ethyne in the presence of H2 SO4 and HgSO4. Reason :Higher alkynes give higher aldehydes. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

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Higher alkynes give ketones on addition of water in presence of HgSO4 and H2SO4.

Q. Assertion: Acetaldehyde can be prepared by addition of water to ethyne in the presence of $H_{2} S O_{4}$ and $H g S O_{4}$ .
Reason :Higher alkynes give higher aldehydes.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

Higher alkynes give ketones on addition of water in presence of $H g S O_{4}$ and $H_{2} S O_{4}$ .

Q. Assertion: Acetaldehyde can be prepared by addition of water to ethyne in the presence of H2​SO4​ and HgSO4​. Reason :Higher alkynes give higher aldehydes.