Question

Assertion: The greater the ionisation energy the greater the non-metallic character.

Reason: Metals are electron accepting and non-metals are electron donating.

• A. Both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation for the assertion.
• B. Both assertion and reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation for the assertion.
• C. The assertion is true but the reason is false.
• D. The assertion is false but the reason is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is C

The assertion is true but the reason is false.

Metals are electron donating and non-metals are electron accepting. Therefore, the reason was given to us which says "Metals are electron accepting and non-metals are electron donating" is false.

The reason why metals are electron donating is that they have low ionisation energy which means it does not require a lot of energy for them to lose electrons. Therefore, the greater the ionisation energy the lesser the metallic character and greater the non-metallic character. Thus, the assertion is true.

Hence, the assertion is true but the reason is false.