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Assertion: Cyclohexanone exhibits keto-e...

Assertion: Cyclohexanone exhibits keto-enol tautomerism.
Reason : In Cyclohexanone, one from contains the keto group while other contains enolic group `(-C = C - OH)`

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If Both assertion and reason are true reason is the correct explation of the assertion.

B

If Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explation of the assertion.

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If assertion is false but reason is true.

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Cyclohexanone exists in two readily interconverible different structures leading to dynamic equalibrium known as tautomerism
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