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Assertion (A) : tert-Butyl bromide under...

Assertion (A) : tert-Butyl bromide undergoes Wurtz reaction to give 2, 2, 3, 3 - tetramethyl butane.
Reason (R ) : In Wurtz reaction, alkyl halides react with sodium in dry ether to give hydrocarbon containing double the number of carbon atoms present in the halide.

A

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

B

Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.

C

Assertion is correct 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
`2CH_(3)-overset(CH_(3))overset("| ")underset(CH_(3))underset("| ")("C ")-Br+2Na overset(" Ether ")rarr CH_(3)-overset(CH_(3))overset("| ")underset(CH_(3))underset("| ")("C ")-overset(CH_(3))overset("| ")underset(CH_(3))underset("| ")("C ")-CH_(3)`
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