Assertion :The extent to which a dissolved substance can act as an acid or base depends largely on the solvent. Reason: The solute only shows acidicproperties if its proton donating ability exceed that of the solvent
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 A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion Acidic property of an acid depends on proton donating ability. If solvent has more proton donating tendency than the solute then solute won't be able to show its proton donating tendency because of interference from solvent.