Statement 1: The IUPAC name of citric acid is 2 hydroxy propane 1,2,3,-tricarboxylic acid Statement 2: When an unbranched carbon chain is directly linked to more than two like functional groups, then it is named as derivative of parent alkane which does not include the C-atoms of the functional groups

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Statement 1: The IUPAC name of citric acid is 2 hydroxy propane 1,2,3,-tricarboxylic acid <img class="img-fluid question-image" alt="image" src="https://cdn.tardigrade.in/img/question/chemistry/eea4979bacdc3b4834b7307bbdf200d8-.png" /> Statement 2: When an unbranched carbon chain is directly linked to more than two like functional groups, then it is named as derivative of parent alkane which does not include the C-atoms of the functional groups (A) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1 (B) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true but statement 2 is not the correct explanation of the statement 1 (C) If Statement 1 is true but Statement 2 is false (D) If Statement 1 is false but Statement 2 is true

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Correct answer is (a) If both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are true and the statement 2 is the correct explanation of the statement 1