Assertion :In medicine, Prussian blue is used as an antidote for certain kinds of heavy metal poisoning, e.g., by thallium and radioactive isotopes of caesium. Reason: Prussian blue's ability to incorporate monocations makes it useful as a sequestering agent for certain heavy metal poisons.

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The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
In medicine, Prussian blue is used as anantidotefor certain kinds of heavy metal poisoninge.g., bythalliumand radioactive isotopes ofcaesium. In particular it was used to absorb $^{137} C s^{+}$
from those poisoned intheaccidentPrussian blue is orally administered. The therapy exploits Prussian blue's ion exchange properties and high affinity for certain "soft" metal cations.

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