Environmental Studies Short Question | Gkseries

Question

Given below are two statements. One labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R) :

Assertion (A) : Organometals/organometalloids such as trimethylarsine and dimethylmercury are more toxic to living systems (including humans) compared to their inorganic forms.

Reason (R) : Organometals/organometalloids are more hydrophilic than their inorganic forms and hence can move easily across lipid bilayer

A Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
B Both (A) and (R) are correct and (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
C (A) is true, but (R) is false.
D (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer & Explanation

Answer:(A) is true, but (R) is false.

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