Assertion :Among all elements of the Group-16, sulphur has the largest tendency to catenation. Reason: Sulphur-Sulphur bond energy is very high.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion. Sulphur naturally occur in nature as S8 molecule.Sulphur-Sulphur bond energy is very high.
Hence, of all the elements of the Group-16, sulphur has the largest tendency to catenation.
Oxygen has little tendency for catenation. On moving down the group, the catenation tendency decreases from S to Po. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.