Assertion (A): pure water obtained from different states of india always contains hydrogen and oxygen in the ration of 1:8 by mass.
Reason (R ): Total mass of reactants and products during chemical change is always the same.

Options

A. If both (A) and (R ) are correct and (R ) is the correct explantion for (A)
B. If both (A) and (R ) are correct but (R ) is not the correct explantion for (A)
C. If (A) is correct but (R ) is incorrect.
D. If (A) and (R ) are incorrect.

Answer

B

Explanation

Both `(A)` and `(R )` correct statement but `(R )` is not the correct explanation of `(A)`. The correct explanation is based on the law of constant composition.