Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…

Chemistry · NEET · NTA ExamsChemical Kinetics

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): In a first order reaction, when the concentration of the reactant is doubled, its half-life is unaffected.

Reason (R): The half-life of a reactions does not depend upon the initial concentration of the reactant in a first order reaction.

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

  1. (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
  2. (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
  3. Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  4. Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)

Answer

(C) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)

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