Sets of second category-topology A set is of first category if it is the union of nowhere dense sets and otherwise it is of second category.
How can we prove that irrational numbers are of second category and the rationals are of of first category?

$\mathbb Q = \bigcup_{q \in \mathbb Q} \{ q \}$ hence the rationals are a countable union of nowhere dense sets.
Assume the irrationals are also a countable union of nowhere dense sets: $I = \bigcup_{n \in \mathbb N} U_n$. Then $\mathbb R = \bigcup_{q \in \mathbb Q} \{ q \} \cup \bigcup_{n \in \mathbb N} U_n$ is also a countable union of nowhere dense sets.
