Question

Assertion: $AgCl$ is more soluble in $NH_3$ than in water.
Reason: Ammonia is more polar than water.

• A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
• B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
• C. If assertion is true but reason is false
• D. If both assertion and reason are false

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

Solubility of $AgCl$ (at $25^{\circ}C)$ in $H_2O$

$= 0.0020\, g \,AgCl$ per litre of $H_2O$

Solubility of $AgCl$ in $NH_3$ (at $25^{\circ}C)$

$= 14.00\, g \,AgCl$ dissolved per kg of $NH_{3}$

Ammonia is less polar than water, as oxygen is more electronegative than nitrogen.