Assertion (A) : Following is a balanced chemical equatin for the action of steam on iron: 3Fe + 4H_(2)O rarr Fe_(3)O_(4) + 4H_(2) Reason (R ) : The law of conservation of mass holds good for a chemical equation.

Assertion (A) : Following is a balanced chemical equatin for the actio

1.	Assertion (A) : Following is a balanced chemical equatin for the action of steam on iron: 3Fe + 4H_(2)O rarr Fe_(3)O_(4) + 4H_(2) Reason (R ) : The law of conservation of mass holds good for a chemical equation.
Answer» Both (A) and (R ) are true and (R ) is CORRECT EXPLANATION of the assertion. Both (A) and (R ) are true but (R ) is not correct explanation of the assertion. (A) is true but (R ) is FALSE. (A) is false but (R ) is true. Solution :Both (A) and (R ) are true and (R ) is correct explanation of the assertion.