Assertion [A]: Sodium chloride is a neutral salt.
Reason [R]: Sodium chloride is prepared from a weak acid and a strong base.

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The correct option is C (A) is correct but (R) is not correct.
Sodium chloride (NaCl) is a salt formed from a neutralisation reaction between hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH). The reaction involved is given below:

$HCl (aq) + NaOH (aq) \to NaCl (aq) + H_{2} O (l)$

Neutral salt is formed from the reaction between strong acid and a strong base. So, sodium chloride is a neutral salt since hydrochloric acid is a strong acid and sodium hydroxide is a strong base.

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Assertion [A]: Sodium chloride is a neutral salt. Reason [R]: Sodium chloride is prepared from a weak acid and a strong base.

Assertion [A]: Sodium chloride is a neutral salt.
Reason [R]: Sodium chloride is prepared from a weak acid and a strong base.