Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R .…

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A : Lithium halides are some what covalent in nature.

Reason R : Lithium possess high polarisation capability.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

  1. A is true but R is false
  2. A is false but R is true
  3. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
  4. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Solution

Lithium due to small size has very high polarization capability and thus increases covalent nature in Halides.

Asked in: JEE Main 2021 (27 Jul Shift 1)

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