Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Chemistry

Chapter

Physical: Chemical Kinetics

Question:

Assertion: Order of the reaction can be zero, fractional or negative.
Reason: We cannot determine order from a balanced chemical equation.

Options:

Assertion and Reason both are correct statements and reason is the correct explanation for assertion.

Assertion and Reason both are correct statements and reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.

Assertion is correct statement but reason is wrong statement.

Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement.

Correct Answer:

Assertion and Reason both are correct statements and reason is not the correct explanation for assertion.

Explanation:

Order of the reaction can be zero, fractional or negative. We cannot determine order from a balanced chemical equation because it is an experimentally determined quantity.