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Assertion :Moving phase is liquid and stationary phase is solid in paper chromatography. Reason: Paper chromatography is used for analysis of polar organic compounds.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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The correct option is C Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
Paper chromatography is a liquid-liquid partition chromatography in which the water is absorbed or chemically bond to cellulose of paper which acts as the stationary phase while the mobile phase is another liquid which is usually a mixture of two or three solvents in which water is one of the components.

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