Question

Assertion: Law of conservation of mass holds good for nuclear reactions.
Reason: It states that energy can neither be created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.
a) Both A and R are true, and R is correct explanation of the assertion.
b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of the assertion.
c) A is true, but R is false.
d) A is false, but R is true.

Answer 1

Answer:

Correct option is

The Law of conservation of mass states that mass can be neither created nor destroyed in a chemical reaction.

The Law of conservation of mass does not hold good for nuclear reaction. The mass defect is converted into binding energy.

Thus, the assertion is incorrect but the reason is correct.

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