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

Chemistry · NEET · NTA ExamsClassification of Elements and Periodicity in Properties

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

Assertion (A): Second period consists of 8 elements.

Reason (R): Number of elements in each period is four times the number of atomic orbitals available in the energy level that is being filled.

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

(A) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct

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