Assertion: Presence of a nitro group at ortho or para position increases the reactivity of haloarenes towards nucleophilic substitution.
Reason: Nitro group, being an electron withdrawing group decreases the electron density over the benzene ring.
A. Assertion and reason both are correct and reason is correct explanaion of assertion.
B. Assertion and reason both are wrong statements.
C. Assertion is correct but reason is wrong statement.
D. Assertion is wrong but reason is correct statement.