Assertion :Magnetic moment of Mn2+ is less than that of Cr2+. Reason: Higher the atomic number smaller is the magnetic moment.
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 D Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect Mn+2 has 5 unpaired electrons and Cr+2 has 4 unpaired electrons,so magnetic moment of Mn+2 is surely greater than that of Cr+2. Also magnetic moment depends on the number of unpaired electrons but not on atomic number.