Assertion :Sodium potassium salt of tartaric acid is known as Rochelle's salt. The IUPAC name of Rochelle's salt is sodium potassium-2,3-dihydroxy butane-1,4-dioate. Reason: Rochelle's salt is used as a complexing agent in Tollens reagent.

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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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

Assertion is incorrect. Rochelle Salt is an ingredient of Fehling's solution.
Fehlings' solution is an alkaline solution of copper sulphate containing sodium potassium tartrate (Rochelle Salt) as a complexing agent.

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Assertion :Sodium potassium salt of tartaric acid is known as Rochelle's salt. The IUPAC name of Rochelle's salt is sodium potassium-2,3-dihydroxy butane-1,4-dioate. Reason: Rochelle's salt is used as a complexing agent in Tollens reagent.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrectAssertion is incorrect. Rochelle Salt is an ingredient of Fehling's solution.Fehlings' solution is an alkaline solution of copper sulphate containing sodium potassium tartrate (Rochelle Salt) as a complexing agent.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

Assertion is incorrect. Rochelle Salt is an ingredient of Fehling's solution.
Fehlings' solution is an alkaline solution of copper sulphate containing sodium potassium tartrate (Rochelle Salt) as a complexing agent.