Multiple choice

Assertion: Pure water cannot act as electrolyte due to lack of ions to conduct the electricity. Reason: The purified water cannot conduct electricity as there are no ions in the water to carry charge. Which of the following options is true?

  1. Assertion and Reason both are correct and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

  2. Assertion and Reason both are correct and Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

  3. Assertion is correct but Reason is wrong.

  4. Assertion and Reason both are incorrect.
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Pure water, although does not contain any ions to conduct electricity, but a slight spark of electricity causes auto-ionisation of water into H+ and OH- thereby, conducting electricity.

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