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Question
Assertion: Like bromination of benzene, bromination of phenol is also carried out in the presence of Lewis acid.
Reason: Lewis acid polarises the bromine molecule.
Options
Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanation of assertion.
Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.
Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.
Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
Both assertion and reason are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation of assertion.
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Solution
Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.
Explanation:
Bromination of phenol cannot be carried out in presence of Lewis acid.
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