Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) Assertion (A): At 10° C, the density of a 5 M solution of KCl [atomic masses of K and Cl are 39 35.5 g mol -1. The solution is cooled to -21° C. The molality of the solution will remain unchanged. Reason (R): The molality of a solution does not change with temperature as mass remains unaffected with temperature. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Question

Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R) Assertion (A): At 10° C, the density of a 5 M solution of KCl [atomic masses of K and Cl are 39 35.5 g mol -1. The solution is cooled to -21° C. The molality of the solution will remain unchanged. Reason (R): The molality of a solution does not change with temperature as mass remains unaffected with temperature. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below: (A) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A) (B) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A) (C) (A) is true but (R) is false (D) (A) is false but (R) is true

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

Molality is independent of temperature and hence both assertion and reason are true.