NEET2018ChemistryGeneral Organic ChemistryActual
Assertion : Glycerol is purified by distillation under reduced pressure. Reason : Organic compounds in liquid state are purified by distillation.
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
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
Glycerol (b.pt. 292^ C ) decomposes on heating below its boiling point and therefore it is distilled under reduced pressure.