Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): Alcohols are formed when alkyl chlorides are treated with aqueous potassium hydroxide by elimination reaction.
Statement (II): In alcoholic potassium hydroxide, alkyl chlorides form alkenes by abstracting the hydrogen from the -carbon.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- A
Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
- B
Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
- C
Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
- D
Both Statement I and Statement II are correct