Environment & Ecology · Environmental Science
Given below are two statements: Assertion (A) and Reason (R). Assertion (A): Soil acidification is a major contributing factor to surface water acidification. Reason (R): Acids in the soil dissociate into hydrogen ions, which are transported into surface water bodies via runoff. Select the correct answer from the options below:
- 1(A) is correct but (R) is incorrect.
- 2(A) is incorrect but (R) is correct.
- 3Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- 4Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).✓
Correct answer
Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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