Chemistry
Assertion (A): Sulphur is an octatomic molecule.
Reason (R): The number of atoms in a molecule of an element is known as atomicity.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Answer
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Explanation — Assertion (A) is true because sulphur molecule (S8) is composed of eight similar atoms, so it is called Octatomic molecule.
Atomicity is defined as the number of atoms in a molecule of an element.
Therefore, both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true.
However, the reason (R) does not explain why Sulphur is an octatomic molecule.
Hence, both assertion (A) and reason (R) are true but reason (R) does not correctly explain assertion (A).
Related Questions
Assertion (A): One litre of hydrogen weighs the same as one litre of oxygen.
Reason (R): One litre of hydrogen contains the same number of molecules as one litre of oxygen.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Assertion (A): One mole of a gas occupies 24.4 litres at S.T.P.
Reason (R): The mass of one mole of a gas is equal to its molecular mass.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
Complete the following blanks in the equation as indicated.
CaH2 (s) + 2H2O (aq) ⟶ Ca(OH)2 (s) + 2H2 (g)
(a) Moles: 1 mole + …………… ⟶ …………… + ……………
(b) Grams: 42g + …………… ⟶ …………… + ……………
(c) Molecules: 6.02 x 1023 + …………… ⟶ …………… + ……………