Assertion: C6H5MgBr reacts with CO2 and forms benzoic acid. Reason: CO2 is an electrophile.

Question

Assertion: C6H5MgBr reacts with CO2 and forms benzoic acid. Reason: CO2 is an electrophile. (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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Correct answer is (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Q. Assertion : C6​H5​MgBr reacts with CO2​ and forms benzoic acid. Reason : CO2​ is an electrophile.

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

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

Q. Assertion : $C_{6} H_{5} M g B r$ reacts with $C O_{2}$ and forms benzoic acid.
Reason : $C O_{2}$ is an electrophile.