Assertion: Nitroalkanes and alkyl nitrites exhibit functional isomerism. Reason: Compounds having same molecular formula but different functional groups are called functional isomers.

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Assertion: Nitroalkanes and alkyl nitrites exhibit functional isomerism. Reason: Compounds having same molecular formula but different functional groups are called functional isomers. (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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Functional isomerism can be shown by the compounds having same molecular formula but different functional groups and both nitroalkanes and alkyl nitrites have same molecular formula but differs in functional groups, thus exhibits functional isomerism.

Q. Assertion : Nitroalkanes and alkyl nitrites exhibit functional isomerism. Reason : Compounds having same molecular formula but different functional groups are called functional isomers.

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

Functional isomerism can be shown by the compounds having same molecular formula but different functional groups and both nitroalkanes and alkyl nitrites have same molecular formula but differs in functional groups, thus exhibits functional isomerism.

Q. Assertion : Nitroalkanes and alkyl nitrites exhibit functional isomerism.
Reason : Compounds having same molecular formula but different functional groups are called functional isomers.