Assertion :Silver nitrate is used as the electrolyte in silver electroplating. Reason: An electrolytic solution is a liquid or gel which contains ions and can be decomposed by electrolysis.

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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Solution

The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
The correct reason is, the electrolyte should contain the ion of the material to be deposited in electroplating.
The given reason is the definition of electrolytic solution

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