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Assertion: The carbonate of lithium decomposes easily on heating.
Reason: Lithium being very small in size polarises large carbonate ion leading to the formation of more stable `Li_(2)O and CO_(2)`.

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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