Assertion: Alcohols act as Lewis bases.
Reason: it is due to the presence of shared electron pairs on oxygen which make them proton donors.
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Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false.

A is false but R is true.

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

answer is C.

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Alcohols act as Lewis bases because of the presence of unshared electron pairs on oxygen which makes them proton acceptors and electron pair donors. Thus, Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

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