Assertion: Smack is chemically diacetylmorphine which is a white, odourless, bitter crystalline comp

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Assertion: Smack is chemically diacetylmorphine which is a white, odourless, bitter crystalline compound.\ Reason : Smack is obtained from the plant Cannabis sativa.\

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(c): Smack is chemically diacetylmorphine which is a white, odourless, bitter crystalline compound. This is obtained by acetylation of morphine which is extracted from the latex of poppy plant Papaver somniferum.