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Assertion (A): Equality of chemical potential across phases is the criterion of phase equilibrium.
Reason (R): Any difference would allow a transfer of material that lowers the total Gibbs energy.

  • 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.A is false but R is true
  • D.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A

Answer: D

Both are true and the reason gives the argument: as long as a transfer can lower the Gibbs energy the system is not at its minimum, so equilibrium requires the potentials to be equal for every component in every phase.

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