Assertion: At 1atm, pure water can boil at a temperature less than 273K. Reason: Water boils when the vapor pressure of the water is equal to the atmospheric pressure.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is not correct.
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D
Assertion is not correct but Reason is correct.
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E
Both the Assertion and Reason are not correct.
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Solution
The correct option is C
Assertion is not correct but Reason is correct.
For boiling of water 1 atm pressure and 273 K temperature is must If the temperature is reduced then pressure must be increased for boiling water at a temperature less than 273 K.