Given below are two statement: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason — JEE Mains Chemistry Past Papers Chemistry Question

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Given below are two statement: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): Lithium salts are hydrated. Reason (R): Lithium has higher polarising power than other alkali metal group members. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below: (A) (A) is not correct but (R) is correct. (B) (A) is correct but (R) is not correct. (C) Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is NOT the correct explanation of (A). (D) Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A). uhps nks dFku fn, gS] ,d dks vfHkdFku (A) uke fn;k gS rFkk nwljs dks dkj.k (R) fn;k gSA vfHkdFku (A) : yhFkh;e ds lkYV ty;ksftr gksrs gSA dkj.k (R) : vU; {kkj /kkrq ds xzqi ds lnL;ksa dh vis{kk yhfFk;e dh /kzqo.k {kerk mPp gksrh gSA mijksDr dFkuksa ds lEcU/k esa uhps fn, x;s fodYiksa esa ls lokZf/kd mfpr pqfu,A (1) (A) lgh ugha gS ijUrq (R) lgh gSA (2) (A) lgh gS ijUrq (R) lgh ugha gSA (3) (A) rFkk (R) nksuks lgh gS] rFkk (R) lgh O;k[;k ugha gS (A) dhA (4) (A) rFkk (R) nksuksa lgh gSA (R) lgh O;k[;k gS (A) dhA