Assertion: C 2 H 5 Br reacts with alcoholic solution of AgNO 2 to form nitroethane as the major product. Reason: NO 2- is an ambidient ion.

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Assertion: C 2 H 5 Br reacts with alcoholic solution of AgNO 2 to form nitroethane as the major product. Reason: NO 2- is an ambidient ion. (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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The lone pair electrons on N atom in AgNO2 attacks C2H5Br to form nitroethane as the major product.

Q. Assertion: $C_{2} H_{5} B r$ reacts with alcoholic solution of $A g N O_{2}$ to form nitroethane as the major product.
Reason $: N O_{2}^{-}$ is an ambidient ion.

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

The lone pair electrons on $N$ atom in $A g N O_{2}$ attacks $C_{2} H_{5} B r$ to form nitroethane as the major product.

Q. Assertion: C2​H5​Br reacts with alcoholic solution of AgNO2​ to form nitroethane as the major product. Reason :NO2−​ is an ambidient ion.