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Assertion: Amoxicillin is a broad spectrum antibiotic.
Reason: It is derived from penicilin G.

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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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Both assertion and reason are false
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The correct option is B Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Amoxicillin is an antibiotic. It is broad spectrum because it is used to treat a number of bacterial infections such as middle ear infection, pneumonia, skin infections, urinary tract infections, etc.

Chemically, it is a semisynthetic derivative of penicillin with a structure similar to ampicillin (α-amino-p-hydroxybenzyl penicillin).

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