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Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: Palmitic acid has 16 carbons including carboxyl carbon. Reason: Arachidonic acid has 22 carbon atoms including the carboxyl carbon.

Options

  1. ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
  2. BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
  3. CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
  4. DBoth Assertion and Reason are false

Correct answer

C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false

Step-by-step solution

Palmitic acid has 16 carbons including carboxyl carbon. Arachidonic acid has 20 carbon atoms including the carboxyl carbon.

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