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Assertion :- In NaCl crystal each Na^+ i...

Assertion :- In NaCl crystal each `Na^+` ion is touching `6 Cl^(-)` ions but these `Cl^(-)` ions do not touch each other.
Reason :-The radius ratio `r_(Na^+)//r_(Cl^(-))` is greater than 0.414, required for exact fitting.

A

If both assertion and reason are correct and reason is correct explanation for assertion

B

If both assertion and reason are correct but reason is not correct explanation for assertion

C

If assertion is correct but reason is incorrect

D

If both assertion and reason are incorrect

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B
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