Assertion: In Zeise’s salt coordination number of Pt is five. Reason: Ethene is a bidentate ligand.

Question

Assertion: In Zeise’s salt coordination number of Pt is five. Reason: Ethene is a bidentate ligand. (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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Zeise’s salt: Coordination no. of Pt is 4. Ethylene is a monodentate ligand.

Q. Assertion : In Zeise’s salt coordination number of Pt is five.
Reason : Ethene is a bidentate ligand.

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

Zeise’s salt :
Coordination no. of Pt is 4.
Ethylene is a monodentate ligand.

Q. Assertion : In Zeise’s salt coordination number of Pt is five. Reason : Ethene is a bidentate ligand.