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Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R). Assertion (A): A simple distillation can be used to separate a mixture of propanol (b.p. 97°C) and propanone (b.p. 56°C). Reason (R): Two miscible liquids with a difference of more than 20°C to 25°C in their boiling points can be separated by simple distillation. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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- 1Both (A) and (R) are correct but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
- 2Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).✓
- 3(A) is true but (R) is false.
- 4(A) is false but (R) is true.
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Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
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