Question

Assertion: Chlorine molecule contains 1 single covalent bond.​

Reason: During the formation of a chlorine molecule, each chlorine atom shares two electron. ​

• A. Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not a correct explanation of (A)​
• B. (A) is false, but (R) is true.​
• C. Both (A) and (R) are true, and (R) is correct explanation of (A)​
• D. (A) is true, but (R) is false. ​

Answer 1

The correct option is D (A) is true, but (R) is false. ​

• Chlorine atom has 7 electrons in its valence shell and will need one more electron to fulfill it's stable octet configuration.
• In chlorine molecules, each chlorine atom will share one electron each and form a single covalent bond.
• Hence the assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect