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Assertion (A) : It is difficult to repla...

Assertion (A) : It is difficult to replace chlorine by -OH in chlorobenzene in comparison to that in chlorobenzene in comaparision to that in chloroethane.
Reason (R) : Chlorine-carbon (C-Cl) bond in chlorobenzene has partial double bond character due to resonance.

A

(A) and (R) both are correct statement and (R) is correct explanation for (A)

B

(A) and (R) both are correct statement but (R) is not correct explanation for (A)

C

(A) is correct statement but (R) is wrong statement.

D

(A) and (R) both are wrong statement

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A

Hint: Reason is correct explanation of assertion.
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