Assertion (A) Formaldehyde is a planar m...

Assertion (A) Formaldehyde is a planar molecule.
Reason (R) It contains `sp^(2)` hybridised carbon atom.

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 statement but reason is wrong statement.

D

Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

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The correct Answer is:

A

(a) Reason is the correct explanation for assertion.

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