Assertion: In the formation of water molecule, both hydrogen and oxygen atoms attain octet of electrons. Reason: Oxygen atom forms two ionic or electrovalent bonds with two hydrogen atoms.

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Assertion: In the formation of water molecule, both hydrogen and oxygen atoms attain octet of electrons. Reason: Oxygen atom forms two ionic or electrovalent bonds with two hydrogen atoms. (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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In the formation of water molecule, oxygen atom forms covalent bond with each hydrogen atom by sharing electrons so as to complete duplet of hydrogen atom and octet of oxygen atom

Q. Assertion : In the formation of water molecule, both hydrogen and oxygen atoms attain octet of electrons. Reason : Oxygen atom forms two ionic or electrovalent bonds with two hydrogen atoms.

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

In the formation of water molecule, oxygen atom forms covalent bond with each hydrogen atom by sharing electrons so as to complete duplet of hydrogen atom and octet of oxygen atom

Q. Assertion : In the formation of water molecule, both hydrogen and oxygen atoms attain octet of electrons.
Reason : Oxygen atom forms two ionic or electrovalent bonds with two hydrogen atoms.