For the following Assertion and Reason, the correct option is :

Assertion : The pH of water increases with increase in temperature.

Reason : The dissociation of water into H⁺ and OH^– is an exothermic reaction.

Arrange the following bonds according to their average bond energies in descending order :
C–Cl, C–Br, C–F, C–I

A metal (A) on heating in nitrogen gas gives compound B. B on treatment with H₂O gives a colourless gas which when passed through CuSO₄ solution gives a dark blue-violet coloured solution. A and B respectively, are :

Let ƒ(x) be a polynomial of degree 3 such that ƒ(–1) = 10, ƒ(1) = –6, ƒ(x) has a critical point at x = –1 and ƒ'(x) has a critical point at x = 1. Then ƒ(x) has a local minima at x = _______.