Question

Assertion: Ammonium hydroxide is a weak base.

Reason: Phenolphthalein becomes pink in NH₂OH.

Options

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

• The Assertion and the Reason are correct but the Reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion.

• Assertion is true but the Reason is false.

• The statement of the Assertion is false but the Reason is true.

Answer 1

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