NEET Chemistry GOC Question Bank Assertion and Reason

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    Assertion: Lactic acid is optically active.
    Reason: A symmetry in the inner structure of the organic compound causes optical activity.
    Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below:

    A)  If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

    B)  If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion. [b] Lactic acid is a chiral molecule because it has a chiral carbon atom or asymmetric carbon atom and is therefore optically active.

    C)  If assertion is true but reason is false.

    D)  If the assertion and reason both are false.

    E)  If assertion is false but reason is true.

    Correct Answer:


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