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Assertion: At 1 atm, pure water can boil at a temperature less than 273 K.
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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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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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.

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