Assertion: CH3COOH but not HCOOH can be halogenated in presence of red P and Cl2. Reason: Both formic acid and CH3COOH are highly soluble in water.

Question

Assertion: CH3COOH but not HCOOH can be halogenated in presence of red P and Cl2. Reason: Both formic acid and CH3COOH are highly soluble in water. (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 : CH3​COOH but not HCOOH can be halogenated in presence of red P and Cl2​. Reason : Both formic acid and CH3​COOH are highly soluble in water.

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 : $C H_{3} COO H$ but not $H COO H$ can be halogenated in presence of red $P$ and $C l_{2}$ .
Reason : Both formic acid and $C H_{3} COO H$ are highly soluble in water.