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(A) Formation of ether from alcohol is a...

(A) Formation of ether from alcohol is an example of bimolecular nucleophilic substitution reaction `(SN^2)`
(R) Alkyl groups of alcohol are preferably `1^@` alkyl groups

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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(A) is true but (R) is false

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Both (A) and (R) are false

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