Assertion: The enthalpy of reaction remains constant in the presence of a catalyst. 

Reason: A catalyst participating in the reaction, forms different activated complex and lowers down the activation energy but the difference in energy of reactant and product remains the same. 

Choose the correct answer out of the following choices.
A. Both assertion and reason are correct, and the reason is correct  of assertion.
B. Both assertion and reason are correct, but reason does not explain assertion.
C. Assertion is correct, but reason is incorrect
D. Both assertion and reason are incorrect.
E. Assertion is incorrect, but reason is correct.

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This is a Assertion and Reason Type as classified in NCERT Exemplar

Correct option: A

Both the assertion and the reason are valid, and the reason is a correct  of the assertion since the enthalpy of reaction is the difference between the total enthalpy of the reactants and products in the presence of

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