Chemistry
Assertion (A): In a redox reaction, the electron gaining species acts as a reducing agent.
Reason (R): Oxidation and reduction reactions occur simultaneously in redox reaction.
- Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
- Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
- A is true but R is false.
- A is false but R is true.
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Answer
A is false but R is true.
Explanation — The electron gaining species is being reduced, so it acts as an oxidizing agent, not as a reducing agent. The reducing agent is the one that loses electrons. Hence the assertion (A) is false.
A redox reaction is a chemical reaction where both oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously. Hence the reason (R) is true.
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