AIIMS 2008
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2008
- Subject
- Chemistry
- Chapter
- p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)
AIIMS 2008 · Chemistry · p Block Elements (Group 15, 16, 17 & 18)
Assertion : Bleaching powder reacts with dilute acids to evolve...
Assertion : Bleaching powder reacts with dilute acids to evolve chlorine.
Reason : The chlorine liberated by the action of dilute acids on bleaching powder is called available chlorine.
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
The reaction involved is
The available chlorine may be defined as the \% of chlorine liberated when one mole of bleaching powder is treated with excess of dilute .