Assertion: Amphoteric species acts as either an acid or a base. Reason: It contains both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
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C
Assertion is true but Reason is false
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D
Assertion is false but Reason is true
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E
Both Assertion and Reason are false
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is true but Reason is false Statement I : Amphoteric species acts as either an acid or a base. They can accept proton as well as donate proton. An example of amphoteric species is bicarbonate ion HCO−3. Statement II : It may or may not contain both hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions. Statement I is True, Statement II is False.