Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is…
Chemistry · NEET · NTA Exams — d- and f- Block Elements
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A): Cuprous ion (Cu+) has unpaired electrons while cupric ion (Cu++) does not.
Reason (R): Cuprous ion (Cu+) is colourless whereas cupric ion (Cu++) is blue in the aqueous solution.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- (A) is correct but (R) is not correct
- (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
- Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
- Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
Answer
(B) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct
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