Assertion : Palmitic acid has 20 carbon atoms including carboxy| carbon.
Reason : Arachidonic acid has 16 carbon atoms including carboxy| carbon.

Options

A. (A) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
B. (B) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the incorrect explanation of the Assertion.
C. (C) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
D. (D) both assertion and reason are false.

Answer

D

Explanation

Palmitic acid and arachidonic acid are simple fatty acids. A fatty acid has a carboxyl group attached to an R group. The R group could be a methyl `(-CH_(3))`, or ethyl `(-C_(2)H_(5))` or higher number of `-CH_(2)` groups (1 carbon to 19 carbons). Palmitic acid has 16 carbons atoms including carboxyl carbon. Arachidonic acid has 20 carbon atoms including the carboxyl carbon.