Assertion: pH of HCl solution is less than that of acetic acid of the some concentration Reason: In equimolar solution, the number of titrable protons present in HCI is less than that present in acetic acid
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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E
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is D Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect (A) is correct because HCl is a strong electrolyte resulting in higher [H⊕] (and less pH) then acetic acid. (R) is wrong, HCl will produce more protons than acetic acid at same concentration.