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JEE CHEMISTRY MCQ: ALDEHYDES & KETONES & CARBOXYLIC ACIDS

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Assertion (A) Acyl halide are more reactive than acid substance amide toward nucleophilic substitution.

Reason (R)X−(\mathrm{R}) \mathrm{X}^{-}are better leaving group than NH2\mathrm{NH}_2.
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Correct option: B
Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
Option B (Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion) is correct because while both statements are true, the better leaving group is not the ONLY reason for the higher reactivity of acyl halides.

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