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NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: HYDROGEN

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Given below are two statements.
One is labelled as assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) Heavy water is used for the study of reaction mechanism.
Reason (R) The rate of reaction for the cleavage of O−HO - H bond is slower than the of O−DO - D bond.
Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
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Correct option: D
(A) is true but (R) is false.
Option A (Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)) is correct because while both the assertion and reason are true statements, the reason does not explain why heavy water is used to study reaction mechanisms.

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