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

Chemistry · JEE Main · NTA ExamsChemical Thermodynamics

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

Assertion (A): When a glass of hot milk is placed in a room and allowed to cool, its entropy decreases.

Reason (R): Allowing hot object to cool does not violate the second law of thermodynamics.

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

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

Answer

(A) (A) is true but (R) is false

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