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Assertion (A) : Silicones are hydrophob...

Assertion (A) : Silicones are hydrophobic in nature .
Reason (R) : `Si -O - Si` linkages are moisture sensitive .

A

if both Assertion and Reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.

B

if both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct expalanation of the assertion

C

if assertion is true, reason is false

D

both assertion and reason are false statements.

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c
Silicons are stronly water repellent. Their water repellency arises because a silicone chain is surrounded by organic side groups and looks like an alkane from the outside.
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