Sodium about times abundant |Thes-BlockElementsJEEMAIN2023

JEE MAIN 2023

08-04-2023 S2

Question

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R
Assertion A: Sodium is about 30 times as abundant as potassium in the oceans.
Reason R: Potassium is bigger in size than sodium.
In the light of above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Select the correct option:

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

A is true but R is false.

A is false but R is true

Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

✓ Correct! Well done.

✗ Incorrect. Try again or view the solution.

Solution

Due to bigger size of potassium, it forms more efficient lattices as compared to sodium with silicates.
The abundance of sodium in ocean is more due to the more soluble nature of salt of sodium as compared to potassium salts.

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JEE Main

Chemistry

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