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Assertion : Carboxylic acids contain a c...

Assertion : Carboxylic acids contain a carbonyl group but donot give the characteristic reactions of the group.
Reason : The electrophilicity of the carbon atom is more in carboxylic acids than in aldehydes and ketones.

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