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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): Acetal/Ketal is stable in basic medium.

Reason (R): The high leaving tendency of alkoxide ion gives the stability to acetal/ketal in basic medium.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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a

(A) is true but (R) is false.

b

(A) is false but (R) is true.

c

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

d

Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of A.

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