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

Chemistry · NEET · NTA ExamsSome Basic Concepts of Chemistry

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

Assertion (A): In the reaction, \(2 \mathrm{Na}(5)+\mathrm{Cl}_{2}(\mathrm{~g}) \longrightarrow 2 \mathrm{NaCl}(5)\), sodium is oxidised.

Reason (R): Sodium acts as an oxidising agent in given 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 (R)

Answer

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

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