Assertion :NH3 and CH−3 both have pyramidal shape. Reason: N in NH3 and C in CH−3 both have sp3 hybridisation with one lone pair of electron on each.
A
Assertion is true, Reason is true and Reason is correct explanation for Assertion.
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B
Assertion is true, Reason is true and Reason is NOT the correct explanation for Assertion.
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C
Assertion is true, Reason is false.
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D
Assertion is false, Reason is true.
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Solution
The correct option is A Assertion is true, Reason is true and Reason is correct explanation for Assertion. From figure it can be seen that, N in NH3 and C in CH−3 both have sp3− hybridisation with one lone pair of electron on each. Also, NH3 and CH−3 both have pyramidal shape.