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Question
Assertion: Sulpha drug contain sulphonamide group.
Reason: Salvarsan is a sulpha drug.
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 is correct statement reason is wrong statement.
Explanation:
Salvarsan is an antibacterial drug containing arsenic and it does not contain sulphonamide group.
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