Question

Assertion (A) : If you extract mineral X from India and mineral X from South Africa and study their internal structure, they will be exactly alike.
Reason (R) : Minerals have a definite internal structure.

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
• B. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is the not the correct explanation of (A).
• C. (A) is true but (R) is false.
• D. (A) is false but (R) is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is A Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Minerals have a definite internal structure, which means the arrangement of chemical elements in a mineral is definite or fixed. If you extract mineral X from India and mineral X from South Africa and study their internal structure, they will be exactly alike.