Question

Assertion : Diastereomers have different physical properties.
Reason : They are nonsuperimposable mirror images.

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

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

The optical isomers which are not related to each other as object and mirror images are known as diastereoisomers. They may differ in physical and chemical properties. So the reason is false.