Assertion :Carbon has ability to form long carbon chains. Reason: Carbon has a unique property of ability to form long straight and branched chains called catenation.
Read the assertion and reason carefully and answer the question on the basis of following options. You have to select the one that best describes the two statements.

If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

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If both Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

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If Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

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If Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

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Solution

The correct option is A If both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
The ability of carbon is to form long straight and branched chains is called catenation.

Catenation is the bonding of atoms of the same element into a series, is called a chain. This occurs most readily with carbon, which forms covalent bonds with other carbon atoms.

Hence reason is the correct explanation of assertion.

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