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(A) Benzaldehyde is less reactive than a...

(A) Benzaldehyde is less reactive than acetaldehyde towards nucleophiles. ltBRgt (R) Carbonyl carbon in benzaldehyde has less positive charge than that of carbonyl carbon in acetaldehyde due to 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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