Assertion :Sodium chloride is a compound. Reason: The compound is made of different elements.The relative proportions of the elements in a compound are fixed.
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 A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion. The compound is made of different elements. NaCl is made of Na and Cl. The relative proportions of the elements in a compound are fixed i.e 23:35.5. These facts say that NaCl is a compound.