Assertion :The entropies of CO,NO,N2O,Cl2(s) are not zero at absolute zero. Reason: These are exceptions to III law of thermodynamics.
Read the above assertion and reason and choose the correct option regarding it.
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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Solution
The correct option is B Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion The entropies of CO,NO,N2O,Cl2(s) are not zero at absolute zero. As these compounds do not exist in the form of perfectly crystalline solids and do not have perfect order of the constituent particles. These are exceptions to III law of thermodynamics . Thus both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion