Assertion (A): The smell of hot sizzling food reaches you several meters away, but to get the smell from cold food you have to go close. Reason (R): The kinetic energy of gas molecules is higher at higher temperatures.
A. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
B. A is true but R is false.
C. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
D. A is false but R is true.
Answer: Option C
Solution (By JKSSB Mock Tests)
At higher temperatures, the rate of diffusion increases because the kinetic energy of the gas molecules (food aroma) increases. Thus, the smell of hot food diffuses faster and reaches further. Both statements are correct, and the increased kinetic energy perfectly explains the enhanced diffusion rate observed in the assertion.
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