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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) Assertion (A):…

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Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R)

Assertion (A): Haloalkanes react with \(KCN\) to form alkyl cyanides as the main product while with \(AgCN\) form isocyanide as the main product.
Reason (R): \(~KCN\) and \(AgCN\) both are highly ionic compounds.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below

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a

(A) is correct but (R) is not correct

b

Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

c

(A) is not correct but (R) is correct

d

Both \(( A )\) and \(( R )\) are correct and \(( R )\) is the correct explanation of (A)

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