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Published on: August 12, 2026
Given below are two statements
Assertion
A
: Conductivity of an electrolyte decreases on dilution
Reason (R): On dilution number of ions per unit volume increases
The correct answer is
Both
and 
are correct and 
is the correct explanation of 
is correct but (R) is not correct
is not correct but (R) is correct
Reason (R): On dilution number of ions per unit volume increases
The correct answer is
Both
and are correct and is the correct explanation of is correct but (R) is not correct
is not correct but (R) is correct
B
Both 
and 
are correct and 
is not the correct explanation of
and are correct and is not the correct explanation of
Text Solution
Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
C
Conductivity 
Number of ions dissolved in unit volume of the solution. Thus, upon dilution, the number of ions per unit volume decreases because of which conductivity decreases. Thus, Assertion is correct but Reason (R) is not correct.
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