Assertion :Addition of ethyl alcohol to acetic acid - water mixture gives rise to fruity smell. Reason: Ethyl alcohol possesses fruity smell.

Both assertion and reason are CORRECT and reason is the CORRECT explanation of the assertion.

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Both assertion and reason are CORRECT, but reason is NOT THE CORRECT explanation of the assertion.

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Assertion is CORRECT, but reason is INCORRECT.

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Assertion is INCORRECT, but reason is CORRECT.

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Solution

The correct option is C Assertion is CORRECT, but reason is INCORRECT.
On adding ethyl alcohol to acetic acid, ethyl acetate(an ester) is formed which has a fruity smell.
$C H_{3} C O O H + C_{2} H_{5} O H \to C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5}$

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Assertion :Addition of ethyl alcohol to acetic acid - water mixture gives rise to fruity smell. Reason: Ethyl alcohol possesses fruity smell.

The correct option is C Assertion is CORRECT, but reason is INCORRECT.On adding ethyl alcohol to acetic acid, ethyl acetate(an ester) is formed which has a fruity smell.CH3COOH+C2H5OH→CH3COOC2H5

The correct option is C Assertion is CORRECT, but reason is INCORRECT.
On adding ethyl alcohol to acetic acid, ethyl acetate(an ester) is formed which has a fruity smell.
$C H_{3} C O O H + C_{2} H_{5} O H \to C H_{3} C O O C_{2} H_{5}$