Chemistry-Ligands

NEET Chemistry Ligands Assertion Reason Question

Type: Assertion Reason-assertion-Medium-Class 12

Assertion (A): Anionic ligands are listed alphabetically regardless of their charge. | Reason (R): The 2004 IUPAC draft recommends that anionic ligands end with '-ido'.

A

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

B

Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

C

A is true but R is false.

D

A is false but R is true.

Correct Answer

Option B

Detailed Explanation

Both the assertion and the reason are true as per the NCERT context: ligands are sorted alphabetically, and anionic ligands end with '-ido', but the reason does not explain why they are sorted alphabetically.

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