Question
Assertion (A): Powdered calcium carbonate reacts more quickly with hydrochloric acid than marble chips.
Reason (R): Powdered calcium carbonate offers a large surface area than marble chips. Because the greater the surface area, the greater is the rate of the reaction.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.
Reason (R): Powdered calcium carbonate offers a large surface area than marble chips. Because the greater the surface area, the greater is the rate of the reaction.
(a) Both (A) and (R) are wrong
(b) Both (A) and (R) are correct
(c) (A) is correct but (R) is wrong
(d) (A) is wrong but (R) is correct.