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Assertion : Carboxylic acids of lower mo...

Assertion : Carboxylic acids of lower molecular mass are water soluble.
Reason : Carboxylic acids of lower molecular mass are hydrogen bonded with molecules of water.

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If both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation for assertion.

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If both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.

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If assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.

D

If assertion and reason are both incorrect.

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(a) Reason is the correct explanation for assertion.
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