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Assertion : p-chlorobenzoic acid is more acidic than p-fluorobenzoic acid.
Reason : +R effect of fluorine is higher than that of chlorine due to the matching size of carbon and fluorine.

A

Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

B

Both assertion and reason are true and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

C

Assertion is true and reason is false

D

Both assertion and reason are false

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