JEE Main202225 Jun 2022Evening ShiftChemistryIonic EquilibriumActual
Assertion: The amphoteric behaviour of water is explained by Lewis acid base theory Reason: water acts as acid with NH 3 and base with H 2 S
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is NOT the correct explanation of Assertion.
- CAssertion is true but Reason is false.
- DAssertion is false but Reason is true.
Correct answer
D. Assertion is false but Reason is true.
Step-by-step solution
H 2 O ⏟ Acid + N ¨ H 3 ⏟ Base → OH - + NH 4 + H 2 O ⏟ Base   + H 2 S Acid ⟶ H 3 O + + HS ⊖ The amphoteric behaviour of H 2 O is explained by Brønsted theory not the Lewis acid base theory. So, we can say Assertion is false, but reason is true.