JEE Main Chemistry question

Statement 1: Plutonium among the transuranic elements is the longest lived element. Statement 2: Plutonium is not radioactive.

(A)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is correct explanation for Assertion
(B)Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is not correct explanation for Assertion
(C)Assertion is True, Reason is FalseCorrect
(D)Assertion is False, Reason is True

Answer: (C)

Solution

Plutonium (specifically , half-life ≈ 80 million years) is indeed the longest-lived of the transuranic elements, making Statement 1 true. However, Statement 2 is false: plutonium is

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