Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as…

Chemistry · JEE Main · NTA ExamsChemical Thermodynamics

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason.

STATEMENT-1 (Assertion): Decrease in free energy causes spontaneous reaction.

STATEMENT-2 (Reason): Spontaneous reactions are invariably exothermic reactions.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

  1. Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is a correct explanation for the Assertion.
  2. Both Assertion and Reason are correct but reason is not a correct explanation for the Assertion.
  3. Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
  4. Assertion is incorrect but Reason is correct.

Answer

(C) Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.

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