Multiple choice

Assertion: Both cyclopropane and propene gives addition reactions readily. Reason: Cyclopropane and propene are isomers of each other.

Directions: In each of the questions given below, there are two statements labeled as Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Mark your answer as per the codes provided below:

A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
B. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
C. A is true but R is false.
D. A is false but R is true.
E. Both A and R are false.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true but R is false.

  4. A is false but R is true.

  5. Both A and R are false.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because propene, being unsaturated, undergoes addition reactions. In contrast, cyclopropane being strained readily undergoes ring cleavage to yield addition products.

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