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

A

Assertion and reason both are correct statements and reason is correct explanation of assertion.

B

Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.

C

Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

D

Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion .

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D
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