Assertion `:` Moving phase is liquid and stationary phase is solid in paper chromatography.
Reason `:` Paper chromatography is used for analysis of polar organic compounds.

Options

A. If both assertion and reason are true and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
D. If assertion is false but reason is true.

Answer

D

Explanation

Paper chromatography is a liquid-liquid partition chromatography in which the water is adsorbed or chemically bond to cellulose of paper which acts as the stationary phase while the mobile phase is another liquid which is usually a mixture of two or three solvents in which water is one of the components.