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Assertion: Artificial sweeteners are added to the food to control the intake of calories. Reason: Most of the artificial sweeteners are inert and do not metabolise in the body.

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Assertion: Artificial sweeteners are added to the food to control the intake of calories.

Reason: Most of the artificial sweeteners are inert and do not metabolise in the body.

Options

  • Assertion and reason both are correct statement but reason does not explain assertion.

  • Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion.

  • Both assertion and reason are wrong statement.

  • Assertion is correct statement reason is wrong statement.

  • Assertion is wrong statement reason is correct statement.

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Solution

Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion.

Explanation:

Artificial sweeteners do not provide any calories because they are inert and do not metabolise in the body.

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Chapter 16: Chemistry In Everyday Life - Multiple Choice Questions (Type - I) [Page 239]

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