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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ORGANIC CHEMISTRY-SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES
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Assertion (A): The compounds that have the same constitution and sequence of covalent bonds but differ in relative positions of their atoms or groups in space are called stereoisomers.
Reason (R): Stereoisomerism is a special type of isomerism which can be classified as geometrical and optical isomerism
Reason (R): Stereoisomerism is a special type of isomerism which can be classified as geometrical and optical isomerism
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Correct option: B
Both and are correct; is not the correct explanation of .
Option B (Both A and R are correct; R is not the correct explanation of A) is correct because both the definition of stereoisomers and the classification of stereoisomerism are correct statements, but the classification doesn't directly explain the definition.
