Q40Assertion & reason
Assertion (A): Silicons are water repelling in nature.
Reason (R): Silicons are organosilicon polymers, which have (–R2SiO–) as repeating unit. (i) A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A. (ii) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A. (iii) A and R both are not true. (iv) A is not true but R is true.
- (i)A and R both are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.
- (ii)Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- (iii)A and R both are not true.
- (iv)A is not true but R is true.
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(ii) Both A and R are correct but R is not the correct explanation of A.
Hint: Hint : Absence of d-orbitals in boron.