Multiple choice

Assertion: Lewisite is less poisonous than mustard gas. Reason: Lewisite is obtained by the action of aluminium trichloride with acetylene in presence of anhydrous AsCl3.

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

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

  3. A is true but R is false.

  4. A is false but R is true.

  5. Both A and R are false.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
E Correct answer
Explanation

This option is correct because lewisite is more poisonous than mustard gas and it is obtained by the action of arsenic trichloride with acetylene, in the presence of anhydrous AlCl3.

Keep practicing — related questions