In the following questions a statement of Assertion (A) followed by a statement of Reason (R) is given. Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
(a) Assertion and Reason both are correct statements an Reason is correct explanation for Assertion.
(b) Assertion and Reason both are correct satements but Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion.
(c) Assertion is correct statement but Reason is wrong statement
(d) Assertion is wrong statement but Reason is correct statement.
Assertion (A) Graphite is a good conductor of electricity however diamond belongs to the category of insulators.
Reason (R) Graphite is soft in nature on the other hand diamond is very hard and brittle.
(b) Assertion and Reason both are correct but Reason is not correct explanation of Assertion.
Correct explanation is that graphite have layered structure with free electrons due to which it is a good conductor of electricity. On the other hand, diamond have tetrahedral arrangement with no unpaired electron. Therefore, diamond is hard and brittle but insulator.