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

Chemistry · JEE Main · NTA ExamsChemical Kinetics

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

STATEMENT-1 : (Assertion): The rate constant of a reaction increases with increase in temperature.

STATEMENT-2 : (Reason): The increase in the rate constant is primarily due to increase in the rate of bimolecular collisions of reacting molecules.

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

  1. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are correct and Statement-2 is a correct explanation for the Statement-1.
  2. Both Statement-1 and Statement-2 are correct but Statement-2 is not a correct explanation for the Statement-1.
  3. Statement-1 is correct but Statement-2 is incorrect.
  4. Statement-1 is incorrect but Statement-2 is correct.

Answer

(C) Statement-1 is correct but Statement-2 is incorrect.

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