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Assertion :Pure water obtained from different sources such as river, well, spring, sea etc. always contain hydrogen and oxygen combined in the ratio 1:8 by mass. Reason: A chemical compound always contains elements combined together in same proportion by mass, it was discovered by French chemist, Joseph Proust (1799).

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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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Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct
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The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
Pure water obtained from different sources such as river, well, spring, sea etc. always contain hydrogen and oxygen combined in the ratio 1:8 by mass.
A chemical compound always contains elements combined together in same proportion by mass, it was discovered by French chemist, Joseph Proust (1799).
This illustrates the law of definite proportions.
Thus, both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.

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