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Assertion :Dehydration of alcohols always takes place in basic medium. Reason: OH is a better leaving group.
  1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
  2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
  3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
  4. Assertion and Reason both are incorrect.

A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
B
Assertion and Reason both are incorrect.
C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
D
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
Solution
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Dehydration of alcohols can be carried out either with protonic acids such as conc.H2SO4,H3PO4 or catalysts such as anhydrous zinc chloride or alumina.

H2O+ is a good leaving group than OH

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