Assertion :Malleability of a metal is due to the presence of metallic bond. Reason: Metallic bond is non directional.
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
In a Metal, the bonds are metallic i.e. non-directional. There are no localized bonds. Hence the metal ions can easily slide over another metal ions (i.e. can more from one lattice to another). Due to this metals can be made into thin sheets without breaking the metallic bonds and so they are malleable.
In a metallic bond, electrons are shared with more than one atoms. Hence they are non-directional.
Hence both assertion and reason are correct and reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.