(A) o-Hydroxyacetophenone is less acidic...

(A) o-Hydroxyacetophenone is less acidic than it meta isomer.
(R) The conjugate base of o-hydroxyacetophenone is stabilized by resonance.

A

Both A and R are ture and R is the correct explanation of A.

B

Both A and R are ture but R is not a correct explanation of A

C

A is true but R is false

D

A is false but R is true

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The correct Answer is:

D

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