Assertion: Glyceraldehyde reacts with Br2/ H2O to form achiral compound. Reason: -CHO and -CH2OH both are oxidised.

Question

Assertion: Glyceraldehyde reacts with Br2/ H2O to form achiral compound. Reason: -CHO and -CH2OH both are oxidised. (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 (d) If both assertion and reason are false

Q. Assertion : Glyceraldehyde reacts with Br2​/H2​O to form achiral compound. Reason : −CHO and −CH2​OH both are oxidised.

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 (d) If both assertion and reason are false

Q. Assertion : Glyceraldehyde reacts with $B r_{2} / H_{2} O$ to form achiral compound.
Reason : $- C H O$ and $- C H_{2} O H$ both are oxidised.