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Asserion (A): Spermaceti is terpene.
Reason (R): Spermaceti is palmitic acid ester of cetyl alcohol.

A

Assertion and Reaction are true and Reaction is the correct explanation of Assertion.

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Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the not correct explanation of Assertion.

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Assertion is true and Reason is false.

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Assertion is false and Reason is true.

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Solution

The correct option is C Assertion is false and Reason is true.
Spermaceti is palmitic acid ester of cetyl alcohol.
Its molecular formula is $C_{25} H_{51} C O O C_{16} H_{33}$ .
It is a wax, and not a terpene.

Thus,Assertion is false and Reason is true.

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