Question 57

Q57Assertion & reason

Assertion (A): A liquid crystallises into a solid and is accompanied by decrease in entropy.

Reason (R): In crystals, molecules organise in an ordered manner. (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) A is false but R is true.

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(i) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.