Given below are two statements,one is labelled as Assertion $A$ and the other is labelled as Reason $R$.
Assertion $A$ : Order of acidic nature of the following compounds is $A > B > C$.
(Image shows: $A$ is $2$-chlorocyclohexanol,$B$ is $4$-fluorocyclohexanol,$C$ is $3$-methylcyclohexanol)
Reason $R$ : Fluoro is a stronger electron withdrawing group than Chloro group.
In the light of the above statements,choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  • A
    $A$ is false but $R$ is true
  • B
    Both $A$ and $R$ are correct and $R$ is the correct explanation of $A$
  • C
    Both $A$ and $R$ are correct but $R$ is $NOT$ the correct explanation of $A$
  • D
    $A$ is true but $R$ is false

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