Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below :
- (A) is true but (R) is false
- (A) is false but (R) is true
- 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)
Answer
(3) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
Solution
Dipole moment is a vector ⇒ net = vector sum of the bond moments.
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cis: both C–CH3 moments point to the same side ⇒ they add ⇒ > 0 (more polar) ⇒ (A) is true
trans: the two equal C–CH3 moments are opposite ⇒ they cancel ⇒ = 0 ⇒ (R) is true
∵ the cis form is more polar exactly because its bond moments do not cancel as in the trans form ⇒ (R) explains (A)
Answer: (3)