Assertion :When solid KNO3 dissolves in water covalent bonds are broken. Reason: Solid KNO3 dissolved into K+ and NO−3 ions in water.
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 and Reason is correct
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Solution
The correct option is D Assertion is incorrect and Reason is correct KNO3 is an ionic molecule K+NO−3 so when dissolve in water dissociates into K+ and NO−3 ions.