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JEE Main Chemistry General Organic Chemistry 2026 JEE Main 2026 (21 January Shift 2)

JEE Main Chemistry Question (2026) — Solution

Question

Given below are two statements : Statement I : Compound (X), shown below, dissolves in NaHCO _ 3 solution and has two chiral carbon atoms : Compound ( Y ), shown below, has two carbons with sp ^ 3 hybridization, one carbon with sp ^ 2 and one carbon with sp hybridization In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :

Options

  1. A. Both Statement I and Statement II are false
  2. B. Statement I is false but Statement II is true
  3. C. Statement I is true but Statement II is false
  4. D. Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Answer

D. Both Statement I and Statement II are true

Step-by-step solution

Statement I: Two chiral centre and due to presence of -COOH compound dissolves in NaHCO_3. Statement II: Two sp^3 carbons, one sp^2 carbon, and one sp carbon. Both statements are true.

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