Assertion :Oxygen is the most abundant element on the surface of earth. Reason: Oxygen is paramagnetic with double bond character.
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. Oxygen is the most abundant element on the surface of earth.
In the free form, it is present in the air as gas (21% by volume).
In the combined form, it is found as water, oxides and oxysalts. Th latter two constitute 46.6% of the earth's crust.
Oxygen contains unpaired electrons. Hence, it is paramagnetic.
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.