Assertion :NaHCO3 and KHCO3 exists in solid state. Reason: Alkali metal ions are basic in nature.
Read the above assertion and reason and choose the correct statement regarding it.
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
Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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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 Because group 1 metals are so strongly basic, they (except lithium) also form solid bicarbonates. No other metals form solid bicarbonates.
Lithium carbonate is not so stable to heat. Its hydrogen carbonate does not exist as a solid. Although NH4HCO3 also exists as a solid.
The crystal structures of NaHCO3 and KHCO3 both show hydrogen bonding but are different.