Question

Section (Q53 to Q57): In the following Questions, the Assertion and Reason have been put forward. Read the statements carefully and choose the correct alternative from the following:
(a) Both the Assertion and the Reason are correct and the Reason is the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(b) The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.
(c) Assertion is true but the Reason is false.
(d) The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.
53. Assertion: AgBr is used on photographic and x-ray film.
Reason: AgBr is photosensitive and changes to Ag and bromine in presence of sunlight and undergoes decomposition reaction.
54. Assertion: Magnesium ribbon keeps on burning in atmosphere of nitrogen. Reason: Magnesium reacts with nitrogen to form magnesium nitrides and this reaction is combination reaction.
55. Assertion: Zinc reacts with sulphuric acid to form zinc sulphate and hydrogen gas and it is displacement reaction.
Reason: Zinc reacts with oxygen to form zinc oxide.
56. Assertion: MnO2 + 4HCl → MnCl2 + Cl2 + 2H2O is redox reaction.
Reason: MnO2 oxides HCl to Cl2 and gets reduced to MnCl2."
57. Assertion: A lead nitrate on thermal decomposition gives lead oxide, brown coloured nitrogen dioxide and oxygen gas. Reason: Lead nitrate reacts with potassium iodide to form yellow ppt of lead iodide and the reaction is double displacement as well as precipitation reaction.

Answer 1

Answer:

53. (a)

54. (b)

55. (b)

56. (a)

57. (b)