Question

Assertion: Low boiling liquids have stronger intermolecular forces as compared with high boiling liquids.
Reason: Low boiling liquids are more volatile than high boiling liquids.

• A. Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation for assertion.
• B. Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not correct explanation for assertion.
• C. Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect.
• D. Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is D

Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.

The explanation for Assertion statement

• Low boiling liquids have weak intermolecular forces as compared with high boiling liquids.
• Weak intermolecular forces allow molecules to move away from each other.

The explanation for Reason statement

• Low boiling liquids are more volatile than high boiling liquids because their intermolecular attraction is less compared to high boiling point liquids.

Hence option D is correct.