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Assertion : Clothes washed with soap using hard water do not absorb dyes evenly.
Reason : Hard water contains calcium and magnesium ions.

A

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion .

B

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion .

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If both assertion and reason are false.

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The correct Answer is:
B
Calcium and magnesium ions form insoluble calcium and magnesium soaps which adheres on to the fibre of the cloth as gummy mass and hence dye does not get absorbed evenly.
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