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Assertion : Empirical and molecular formulae of `NaHCO_(3)` are the same
Reason : Upon heating, `NaHCO_(3)` evolves `CO_(2)` gas.

A

Both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation for assertion

B

Both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not correct explanation for assertion

C

Assertion is correct but reason is incorrect

D

Both assertion and reason are incorrect

Text Solution

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The correct Answer is:
B
The value of n in this case is 1. Therefore, empirical and molecular formulae are the same
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