Question

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

• A. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.
• B. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
• C. The assertion is false but the reason is true.
• D. The assertion is true but the reason is false.

Answer 1

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.