Assertion :Heat of neutralisation for both HNO3 and HCl with NaOH is 53.7kJpermol−1 Reason: NaOH is a strong electrolyte/base.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion The heat of neutralization for the strong acid and base is 53.7kJ/mol
Since, HCl and HNO3 are strong acids and NaOH is a strong base, the heat of neutralization will be the same.
The reason given is not the explanation for the given statement.