Q.

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

Assertion A: Loss of electron from hydrogen atom results in nucleus of ~1.5×10-3 pm size.

Reason R: Proton (H+) always exists in combined form.

In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:             [2023]

1 A is correct but R is not correct  
2 Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A  
3 Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A  
4 A is not correct but R is correct  

Ans.

(2)

Fact based