AIIMS AIIMS Solved Paper-2010

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    Direction for: In each of the following questions a statement of Assertion is given followed by a corresponding statement of Reason just below it. Of the statements mark the correct answer as

    Assertion: Chlorine when solidifies does not have zero entropy even at absolute zero. Reason: Chlorine is a pungent smelling gas and it is difficult to solidify it.

    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 the Reason: is not the correct explanation of the Assertion:

    C) If Assertion: is true but Reason: is false

    D) If both Assertion: and Reason: are false

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Chlorine contains a mixture of isotopes, thus, does not have zero entropy even at absolute zero. It is a pungent smelling gas and difficult to solidify.


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