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Standard XII
Chemistry
Stereoisomerism
Assertion: Th...
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Assertion: The size of a cation is larger in tetrahedral void than in octahedral void.
Reason: Cations occupy more space than anions is crystal packing.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
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Assertion is correct but Reason is not correct
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Assertion is not correct but Reason is correct
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Both Assertion and Reason are not correct
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Solution

The correct option is E Both Assertion and Reason are not correct
Octahedral void is larger in size than tetrahedral void.
Cations are generally smaller. They occupy voids instead of lattice points and hence, occupy less space.
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