Assertion On adding zinc pieces to aqueous FeCl3 solution, colour changes from deep yellow to light green. Reason Aqueous FeCl3 is acidic and on adding Zn, nascent hydrogen is produced which reduces deep yellow FeCl3 solution to light green FeCl2solution.

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Assertion On adding zinc pieces to aqueous FeCl3 solution, colour changes from deep yellow to light green. Reason Aqueous FeCl3 is acidic and on adding Zn, nascent hydrogen is produced which reduces deep yellow FeCl3 solution to light green FeCl2solution. (A) Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion. (B) Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion. (C) Assertion is true but Reason is false. (D) Both Assertion and Reason are false.

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Reason is the correct explanation of assertion

Q. Assertion On adding zinc pieces to aqueous FeCl3​ solution, colour changes from deep yellow to light green. Reason Aqueous FeCl3​ is acidic and on adding Zn, nascent hydrogen is produced which reduces deep yellow FeCl3​ solution to light green FeCl2​solution.

Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.

Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion.

Assertion is true but Reason is false.

Both Assertion and Reason are false.

Reason is the correct explanation of assertion

Q. Assertion On adding zinc pieces to aqueous $F e C l_{3}$ solution, colour changes from deep yellow to light green.
Reason Aqueous $F e C l_{3}$ is acidic and on adding $Z n$ , nascent hydrogen is produced which reduces deep yellow $F e C l_{3}$ solution to light green $F e C l_{2}$ solution.