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Assertion (A): 19Fluorine, 35Chlorine and 80Bromine do not constitute a Döbereiner's triad.

Reason (R): Atomic mass of chlorine is not the average mass of Fluorine and Bromine.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
  2. Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
  3. A is true but R is false.
  4. A is false but R is true.

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Answer

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation — The atomic masses of Fluorine is 19, Chlorine is 35 and Bromine is 80.
The mean of atomic masses of fluorine and bromine is

= 19+802\dfrac{19 + 80}{2} = 992\dfrac{99}{2} = 49.5

The obtained mean is not the atomic mass of chlorine. So, they do not constitute a Döbereiner's triad. Hence the assertion (A) is true.
Atomic mass of chlorine is not the average mass of Fluorine and Bromine. Hence the reason (R) is true.

Reason (R) justifies why florine, chlorine and bromine are not Döbereiner's triad. Hence reason (R) is the correct explanation of assertion (A).

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