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(A) : Acetaldehyde reacts with HCN follo...

(A) : Acetaldehyde reacts with HCN followed by acid catalysed hydrolysis gives optically active compound, lactic acid .
(R) : In lactic acid molecule carbon is surrounded by four different groups and it is chiral molecule.

A

Both A & R are true, R is the correct explanation of A

B

Both A & R are true, R is not correct explanation of A

C

A is true, R is false

D

A is false, R is true

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