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Assertion A: Helium is used to dilute oxygen in diving apparatus.Reason R: Helium has high solubility in OChoose the correct answer from the options given below:
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true and R is NOT the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
A is false but R is true.
To solve this problem, we need to evaluate both the assertion and the reason separately.Assertion A: Helium is used to dilute oxygen in diving apparatus.ā¢ This statement is true. Helium is indeed used in diving apparatus to dilute oxygen.ā¢ The reason for using helium is that it is less soluble in blood compared to nitrogen, which reduces the risk of decompression sickness (the bends) for divers.Reason R: Helium has high solubility in O
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