Question

Statement 1: There are $3$ moles of atoms in $18$ grams of water.
Statement 2: There are $6\times {10}^{23}$ atoms in $1$ mole.

• A. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is the correct explanation of Statement 1.
• B. Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1.
• C. Statement 1 is correct but Statement 2 is not correct.
• D. Statement 1 is not correct but Statement 2 is correct.
• E. Both the Statement 1 and Statement 2 are not correct.

Answer 1

The correct option is B

Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1.

Statement 1: There are 3 moles of atoms in 1 mole of water which corresponds to 18 grams of water.
Statement 2: There are $6\times {10}^{23}$ atoms in 1 mole. This corresponds to Avogadro's number.
Both Statement 1 and Statement 2 are correct and Statement 2 is not the correct explanation of Statement 1.