Assertion A: Activated charcoal adsorbs SO2 more efficiently than CH4.

Question

Given below are two statements. One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R.

Assertion A: Activated charcoal adsorbs SO₂ more efficiently than CH₄.

Reason R: Gases with lower critical temperatures are readily adsorbed by activated charcoal. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.

(A) Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A.

(B) Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

(C) A is correct but R is not correct.

(D) A is not correct but R is correct.

Answer 1

Correct option is (C) A is correct but R is not correct.

SO₂ is absorbed to a greater extent than CH₄ on activated charcoal under same conditions.

Gases with higher critical temperature are readily absorbed by activated charcoal.