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Assertion : Hydroquinone is more acidic than resorcinol. Reason : - OH group shows +I -effect.

Options

  1. AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  2. BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  3. CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
  4. DIf both assertion and reason are false.

Correct answer

D. If both assertion and reason are false.

Step-by-step solution

Resorcinol is more acidic than hydroquinone. Both - OH groups are at m -position in resorcinol, thus, - OH group shows -I -effect on the other - OH group which makes resorcinol more acidic than hydroquinone.

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