Assertion: Alcohols react both as nucleophiles and electrophiles. Reason: Alcohols react with active metals such as sodium, potassium and aluminium to yield corresponding alkoxides and hydrogen.

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Assertion: Alcohols react both as nucleophiles and electrophiles. Reason: Alcohols react with active metals such as sodium, potassium and aluminium to yield corresponding alkoxides and hydrogen. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both issertion 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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Correct answer is (b) If both issertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Q. Assertion : Alcohols react both as nucleophiles and electrophiles. Reason : Alcohols react with active metals such as sodium, potassium and aluminium to yield corresponding alkoxides and hydrogen.

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

If both issertion 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

Correct answer is (b) If both issertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Q. Assertion : Alcohols react both as nucleophiles and electrophiles.
Reason : Alcohols react with active metals such as sodium, potassium and aluminium to yield corresponding alkoxides and hydrogen.