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Assertion: In a cyclic hydrocarbon, all atoms should be involved in a ring
Reason : Benzene is a cyclic hydrocarbon.

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Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
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Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
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The assertion is false but the reason is true.
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The assertion is true but the reason is false.
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The correct option is C The assertion is false but the reason is true.
The assertion is false but the reason is true.

Benzene is certainly a cyclic hydrocarbon.

But a cyclic hydrocarbon is defined as a compound where one or more series of atoms are involved in the formation of a ring.



Both these compounds can be called cyclic hydrocarbons.

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