Assertion (A): Anhydrous MgCl2 cannot be obtained by simply heating MgCl2.6H2O in air. Reason (R): On heating, the hydra

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Assertion (A): Anhydrous MgCl2 cannot be obtained by simply heating MgCl2.6H2O in air. Reason (R): On heating, the hydrate undergoes hydrolysis and gives Mg(OH)Cl or MgO with loss of HCl.

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

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

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A is true but R is false

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A is false but R is true

Assertion (A): Anhydrous $MgCl X_{2}$ cannot be obtained by simply heating $MgCl X_{2} \cdot 6 H X_{2} O$ in air. Reason (R): On heating, the hydrate undergoes hydrolysis and gives $Mg (OH) Cl$ or $MgO$ with loss of HCl.

Answer: A

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Assertion (A): Anhydrous MgClX2​ cannot be obtained by simply heating MgClX2​⋅6HX2​O in air. Reason (R): On heating, the hydrate undergoes hydrolysis and gives Mg(OH)Cl or MgO with loss of HCl.

Answer: A

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Assertion (A): Anhydrous $MgCl X_{2}$ cannot be obtained by simply heating $MgCl X_{2} \cdot 6 H X_{2} O$ in air. Reason (R): On heating, the hydrate undergoes hydrolysis and gives $Mg (OH) Cl$ or $MgO$ with loss of HCl.