Biomolecules — JEE Main 2023 · 1 Feb, Evening shift · Q213

Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): α -halocarboxylic acid on reaction with dil. NH₃ gives good yield of α -amino carboxylic acid whereas the yield of amines is very low when prepared from alkyl halides. Reason (R): Amino acids exist in zwitter ion form in aqueous medium. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

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(D) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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(A) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct

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(B) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct

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(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

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