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Assertion : ptoluidine is a stronger ba...

Assertion : ptoluidine is a stronger base than mtoluene.
Reason : Methyl group from mposition exerts smaller electron donating inductive (+I) effect than from pposition

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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

C

Assertion is true but Reason is false

D

Both Assertion and Reason are false

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