CBSE Class 12 Chemistry 2023 Delhi Set 1 Solved Paper

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Assertion (A): Acetic acid but not formic acid can be halogenated in presence of red

{P}

and

{Cl}_2

.
Reason (R): Acetic acid is a weaker acid than formic acid.

Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of the Assertion (A).
Assertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
Assertion (A) is false, but Reason (R) is true.

Solution:

Explanation: Because acetic acid have hydrogen atoms which can be replaced by halogen. But formic acid do not have.

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