Assertion: Cresols are less acidic than phenol. Reason: Electron releasing groups do not favour the formation of phenoxide ion.

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Assertion: Cresols are less acidic than phenol. Reason: Electron releasing groups do not favour the formation of phenoxide ion. (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 (a) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

Q. Assertion : Cresols are less acidic than phenol. Reason : Electron releasing groups do not favour the formation of phenoxide ion.

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

Q. Assertion : Cresols are less acidic than phenol.
Reason : Electron releasing groups do not favour the formation of phenoxide ion.