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Assertion (A) compound containing -CHO group are easily oxidised to corresponsing carboxylic acids
Reason (R) : Carboxylic acids can be reduced to alcohols by treatement with `LiAlH_(4)`

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Assertion and reason both are correct but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Compounds containing -CHO group are easily oxidised to corresponding carboxylic acids. Correct reason is due to electron withdrawing nature of C=O group, C-H bond in aldehydes is weak and easily oxidised to the corresponding carboxylic acids even with mild oxidising agent like Fehling's solution and Tollen's reagents.
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