NEET2011ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureActual
Assertion : AgCl is more soluble in NH ₃ than in water. Reason : Ammonia is more polar than water.
Options
- AIf both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
- BIf both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
- CIf assertion is true but reason is false.
- DIf both assertion and reason are false.
Correct answer
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
Step-by-step solution
Solubility of AgCl ( . at 25^ C ) in H ₂ O =0.0020 ~g AgCl per litre of H ₂ O Solubility of AgCl in NH ₃ (at 25^ C ) =14.00 ~g AgCl dissolved per kg of NH ₃ Ammonia is less polar than water, as oxygen is more electronegative than nitrogen.