Question 39

Q39Assertion & reason

Assertion (A): One atomic mass unit is defined as one twelfth of the mass of one carbon-12 atom.

Reason (R): Carbon-12 isotope is the most abundunt isotope of carbon and has been chosen as standard. (i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A. (ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A. (iii) A is true but R is false. (iv) Both A and R are false.

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(ii) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.