Assertion :Carboxylic acids do not give reactions of > C = O group or -OH group. Reason: Carboxylic acids contain replaceable H+ ion.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion Carboxylic acids do not give reactions involving a carbonyl group or −OH group. This is because of the presence of replaceable H+ ion in a carboxylic acid.
Thus both Assertion and Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.