Assertion :Nitrogen turns red litmus paper blue. Reason: Ammonia is a basic gas.
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 D Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct Nitrogen is a neutral gas and is neutral to litmus but ammonia is a basic gas and turns red litmus blue. Ammonia is a basic gas because it can donate the lone pair of electrons that nitrogen has. Hence assertion is wrong.