Question

Statement (S): Steel is an example of a homogeneous mixture.
Reason (R): The components of a homogeneous mixture are uniformly distributed and are indistinguishable.
Which of the following holds true?

• A. Only Statement is true but the Reason is false.
• B. Only Reason is true but the Statement is false.
• C. Both Statement and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Statement.
• D. Both Statement and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation for Statement.

Answer 1

The correct option is C Both Statement and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation for Statement.

Steel is an alloy of iron and carbon where both of these components are present in fixed proportions. Alloys are an example of a solid homogeneous mixture where the components are uniformly distributed and are indistinguishable.