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Assertion :Amalgam of mercury with sodium is an example of solid solutions Reason: Mercury is solvent and sodium is solute in the solution

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

Sodium amalgam. The term amalgam is used for alloys, intermetallic compounds, and solutions (both solid solutions and liquid solutions) involving mercury as a major component.Sodium amalgam is often used in reactions as a strong reducing agent with better handling properties compared to solid sodium.


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