Question

Assertion: Decomposition of vegetable matter into compost is an endothermic reaction.

Reason: Decomposition reaction involves breakdown of a single reactant into simpler products.

• A. Both Assertion and Reason are false.
• B. Assertion is false, but Reason is true.
• C. Both Assertion and Reason are true. The reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
• D. Both Assertion and Reason are true. The reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Assertion is false, but Reason is true.

The Correct Answer is (B) Assertion is false, but Reason is true.

Solution:

The decomposition of vegetable matter into compost is an example of an exothermic reaction. Therefore, the above-given Assertion is false.

Decomposition reaction involves the breakdown of a single reactant into simpler products. This exothermic reaction is carried out by microbes. Therefore, the above-given Reason is true.