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Assertion : C ₂ H ₅ Br reacts with alcoholic solution of AgNO ₂ to form nitroethane as the major product. Reason : NO ₂⁻ is an ambidient ion.

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

B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Step-by-step solution

The lone pair electrons on N atom in AgNO ₂ attacks C ₂ H ₅ Br to form nitroethane as the major product.

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