These questions consist of two statements each, printed as assertion and reason, while answering these questions you are required to choose any one of the following responses.
(A) If assertion is true but the reason is false
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(B) If assertion is false but reason is true
(C) If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of assertion
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(D) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
Water is a good solvent for ionic compounds but poor for covalent compounds.
Hydration energy of ions releases sufficient energy to overcome lattice energy and break hydrogen bonds in water while covalent compounds interact so
weakly that even van der Waals forces between molecules of covalent compounds cannot be broken.
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