Assertion :When ice melts, work is done by atmosphere on (ice + water) system. Reason: On melting of ice volume decreases.
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
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion On melting of ice, volume decreases. This is a memory based fact. Work done is w=∫PdV Hence, work is done on the system. Hence both assertion and reason are correct, and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion. Hence option A is correct.