NEET2017ChemistrySurface ChemistryActual
Assertion : Activity of an enzyme is pH -dependent. Reason : Change in pH affects the solubility of the enzyme in 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
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Step-by-step solution
Activity of enzyme is maximum at pH =7.4 (physiological pH ). In fact, as pH is increased, the rate rises to a maximum and then falls off.