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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: The orange colour of henna is due to lawsone (C10H6O3) present in dried leaves of Lawsonia genus.
Reason R: Lawsone is an oil soluble compound which can be extracted from the leaves using soxhlet extraction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.
Assertion A: The orange colour of henna is due to lawsone (C10H6O3) present in dried leaves of Lawsonia genus.
Reason R: Lawsone is an oil soluble compound which can be extracted from the leaves using soxhlet extraction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Assertion A: The orange colour of henna is due to lawsone (C10H6O3) present in dried leaves of Lawsonia genus.
Reason R: Lawsone is an oil soluble compound which can be extracted from the leaves using soxhlet extraction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
Updated On: Mar 21, 2024
- Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
- Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- A is correct but R is not correct
- A is not correct but R is correct
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The Correct Option is C
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The correct option is (C): A is correct but R is not correct
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