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Human Health and Disease — BIOLOGY STD 12 Science — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ScienceBIOLOGYHuman Health and Disease1 Mark
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For question, two statements are given$-$one labelled Assertion and the other labelled Reason. Select the correct answer to these questions from the codes $(a), (b), (c)$ and $(d)$ as given below.
Assertion : Smack is a by$-$product of heroin synthesis.
Reason: Heroin is an opium alkaloid.
  • A
    Both assertion and reason are true, and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  • B
    Both assertion and reason are true, but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  • ✓
    Assertion is true, but reason is false.
  • D
    Both assertion and reason are false.
✓

Answer

Correct option: C.
Assertion is true, but reason is false.
Heroin is diamorphine or diacetylmorphine $\ce{-C_{17}H_{17} (OC_2H_3O_3)2NH}$, which is also called smack. Opium is semisynthetic opiate $($opium$-$derivative$)$ which is most dangerous of all the opiates. Heroin is formed from acetylation of morphine.

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