Question

Assertion (A): Calcium salt solution does not show any change even after adding an excess of ammonia solution to it.

Reason (R): The low concentration of hydroxide ion in ammonium hydroxide solution which are unable to precipitate the hydroxide ions of calcium.

Options

• Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

• Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

• A is true but R is false.

• A is false but R is true.

Answer 1

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

Explanation:

Both A and R are true. Ammonium hydroxide provides too low a concentration of hydroxide ions to precipitate calcium hydroxide, so no visible change occurs. Thus, R correctly explains A.