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Statement 1: Carboxylic acids do not giv...

Statement 1: Carboxylic acids do not give characterstic reactions of carbonyl group.
Statement 2 : Carboxylic acids exist as cyclic dimers in solid, liquid and even in vapour state

A

If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If the assertioin and reason both are false.

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The correct Answer is:
B
As carboxylic acids are resonance stabilized they do not contain true carbonyl group as present in carbonyl compounds.
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