Question

Assertion (A): The chemical reactions of organic compounds are slow.

Reason (R): In organic compounds, ions formation takes place slowly.

Options

• If both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

• If both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.

• If A is true, but R is false.

• If both A and R are false.

Answer 1

If A is true, but R is false.

Explanation:

Assertion (A) is true because organic reactions involve the breaking and forming of strong, directional covalent bonds, which requires significant activation energy and makes the process inherently slow. However, Reason (R) is false because organic compounds are molecular and non-polar, meaning they generally do not form ions during typical reactions. Because the reason itself is a completely incorrect statement, R cannot be the correct explanation for A.