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Assertion (A) : The IUPAC name of the ci...

Assertion `(A)` : The `IUPAC` name of the citric acid is 2-hydroxy-propane-1,2,3-tricarboxylic acid
Reason `(R )`: When an unbranched `C` atom directly linked to more than two like-functional groups, then it is named as a dervative of the parent alkane which does not include the `C` of the functional groups.

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