Assertion: Acetic acid is a strong electrolyte.
Reason: A strong electrolyte will completely dissociate into its component ions in solution.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

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Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

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Assertion is true but Reason is false

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Assertion is false but Reason is true

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Both Assertion and Reason are false

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Solution

The correct option is D Assertion is false but Reason is true
A strong electrolyte will completely dissociate into its component ions in solution; a weak electrolyte, will remain mostly undissociated in solution and dissociates very less. An example of a weak electrolyte is acetic acid.

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Read the assertion and reason carefully to mark the correct option out of the options given below :

(a) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

(b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.

(d) If the assertion and reason both are false.

(e) If assertion is false but reason is true.

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Reason: Acetic acid has no alpha hydrogens.

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Reason : An inert electrolyte can easily be filled in the U-tube.

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Reason : An inert electrolyte can easily be filled in the U-tube.

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