Question

The question consists of two statements. Statement A is an Assertion and statement R is the Reason. The question has four choices out of which only one is correct. Choose the correct one.

Statement A- Each atom of sodium is 23 times heavier than one atom of hydrogen.

Statement R- The atomic weight of sodium is 23 and hydrogen is 1.

• A. Statement A is true, Statement R is true;Statement R is the correct explanation for Statement A.
• B. Statement A is true, Statement R is true;Statement R is not the correct explanation for Statement A.
• C. Statement A is true, Statement R is false.
• D. Statement A is false, Statement R is true.

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Statement A is true, Statement R is true;Statement R is the correct explanation for Statement A.

The atomic weight of sodium is 23 and hydrogen is 1. Hence statement R is the correct explanation of statement A as statement A states that each atom of sodium is 23 times heavier than one atom of hydrogen