Assertion :Order of a reaction with respect to any reactant can be zero, positive, negative or fractional. Reason: Rate of a reaction cannot decrease with increase in concentration of a reactant or a product.

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 correct but Reason is incorrect

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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect

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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Order of reaction can be zero, positive, negative or fraction.Rate of reaction does not depend on concentration of reactant or product.so, assertion is correct and reason is incorrect.

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Assertion (A) Order of the reaction can be zero or fractional.

Reason (R) We cannot determine order from balanced chemical equation.

(a) Both assertion and reason are correct and the reason is correct explanation of assertion
(b) Both assertion and reason are correct, but reason does not explain assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct, but reason is incorrect
(d) Both assertion and reason are incorrect
(e) Assertion is incorrect but reason is correct.

Assertion (A) The enthalpy of reaction remains constant in the presence of a catalyst.

Reason (R) A catalyst participating in the reaction forms different activated complex and lowers down the activation energy but the difference in enrgy of reactant and product remains the same.

Assertion (A) All collision of reactant molecules lead to product formation.

Reason (R) Only those collisions in which molecules have correct orientation and sufficient kinetic energy lead to compound formation.

Q. Assertion: The compressibility factor for

H_{2}

and

H e

(1 + \frac{P b}{R T})

Reason: The compressibility factor for

H_{2}

and

H e

can be derived from Van der Waal's equation.

Assertion (A) Rate constant determined from Arrhenius equation are fairly accurate for simple as well as complex molecules.

Reason (R) Reactant molecules undergo chemical change irrespective of their orientation during collision.

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Assertion :Order of a reaction with respect to any reactant can be zero, positive, negative or fractional. Reason: Rate of a reaction cannot decrease with increase in concentration of a reactant or a product.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrectOrder of reaction can be zero, positive, negative or fraction.Rate of reaction does not depend on concentration of reactant or product.so, assertion is correct and reason is incorrect.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
Order of reaction can be zero, positive, negative or fraction.Rate of reaction does not depend on concentration of reactant or product.so, assertion is correct and reason is incorrect.