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Assertion :Assertion : Weak acids have very strong conjugate bases while strong acids have weak conjugate bases. Reason: Reason : Conjugate acid-base pair differ only by one proton.

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If both the assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
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If both the assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
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If assertion is true but reason is false.
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If both assertion and reason are false.
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The correct option is B If both the assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Strong acids such as perchloric acid (HClO4) hydrochloric acid (HCl) give conjugate base ions ClO4,Cl which are much weaker bases than H2O. On the other hand, a weak acid like acetic acid is only partially dissociated in aqueous medium and thus the solution mainly contains undissociated acetic acid which proves that CH3COO is stronger base than H2O.

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