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Assertion :First period of periodic table is the shortest period. Reason: K shell can accommodate a maximum of two electrons.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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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.
The elements of first period have only K shell.
K shell can accommodate only 2 electrons.
Thus first period has only 2 elements.
Hence first period is the shortest one.
Thus assertion and reason are true with reason explaining assertion.

Hence, option (A) is the correct answer.


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