Assertion: Detergents with straight chain of hydrocarbons are preferred over branched chain. Reason: Detergents with branched chain hydrocarbon part are expensive.

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Assertion: Detergents with straight chain of hydrocarbons are preferred over branched chain. Reason: Detergents with branched chain hydrocarbon part are expensive. (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

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Detergents with branched chain hydrocarbon part are non-biodegradable as bacteria cannot degrade them easily.

Q. Assertion : Detergents with straight chain of hydrocarbons are preferred over branched chain. Reason : Detergents with branched chain hydrocarbon part are expensive.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

Detergents with branched chain hydrocarbon part are non-biodegradable as bacteria cannot degrade them easily.

Q. Assertion : Detergents with straight chain of hydrocarbons are preferred over branched chain.
Reason : Detergents with branched chain hydrocarbon part are expensive.