Question

6. Assertion (A) : Decomposition of vegetable matter into compost is an
example of exothermic reactions.
Reason (R): Exothermic reaction are those reactions in which heat is evolved.​

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

• The decomposition of vegetable occurs when microbes break down food and energy is released into the atmosphere. Hence, the decomposition occurs due to the breaking of bonds in the food molecules.
• Exothermic reactions are the kind of reactions in which energy is released into the atmosphere.
• Hence, both A and R true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Answer 2

Answer:

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A