Assertion : In acidic medium, K 2 Cr 2 O 7 exists as Cr 2 O 7 2– (orange) while in basic…

Chemistry · Class 12 · CBSEThe d- and f-Block Elements

Assertion : In acidic medium, K2Cr2O7 exists as Cr2O72– (orange) while in basic medium it is converted to CrO42– (yellow).

Reason : K2Cr2O7 is hygroscopic in nature and changes colour on reaction with water.

  1. Both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  2. Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  3. Assertion is true but reason is false.
  4. Both assertion and reason are false.

Answer

(C) Assertion is true but reason is false.

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