Ncert Exercises & Solutions

Given below are two statements:

Assertion (A):	Transparent soaps are made by dissolving soaps in ethanol.
Reason (R):	Ethanol makes things invisible.

1.	Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason does not explain assertion.
2.	Assertion and reason both are correct and reason explains the assertion.
3.	Both assertion and reason are wrong statements.
4.	Assertion is the correct statement reason is the wrong statement.

Hint: Transparent soap is clear soap with a high glycerin content.

Transparent soaps are made by dissolving the soap in ethanol and then evaporating the excess solvent. Hence, Assertion is

true but ethanol makes things invisible is a wrong statement.