Assertion :An emulsion becomes stable if soap is added to it. Reason: Soap contains hydrophobic and hydrophilic parts.
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
Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion When soap is added to water micelle formation takes place through hydrophobic and hydrophilic ends of soap. Soaps are long chains of salts of fatty acids RCOO− where R is hydrophobic part and COO− and since it is negatively charged ,they do not coalesce and a stable emulsion is formed.
So both assertion and reason are correct and is correct explnation and correct answer is A.