Assertion: Saturated hydrocarbons are chemically less reactive. Reason: All isomeric paraffins have same parent name.

Question

Assertion: Saturated hydrocarbons are chemically less reactive. Reason: All isomeric paraffins have same parent name. (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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Less reactivity of saturated hydrocarbons is due to the presence of single bonds between carbon atoms. Paraffins (alkanes) may have straight chain or branched chain isomers which have different parent names.

Q. Assertion : Saturated hydrocarbons are chemically less reactive. Reason : All isomeric paraffins have same parent name.

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

Less reactivity of saturated hydrocarbons is due to the presence of single bonds between carbon atoms. Paraffins (alkanes) may have straight chain or branched chain isomers which have different parent names.

Q. Assertion : Saturated hydrocarbons are chemically less reactive.
Reason : All isomeric paraffins have same parent name.