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Copper shows variable valency and forms two different compounds with oxygen — Cu2O and CuO.

P — A is cuprous oxide, B is cupric oxide.

Q — A is cupric oxide, B is cuprous oxide.

R — A is copper (I) oxide, B is copper (II) oxide.

  1. Only P

  2. Only Q

  3. Only R

  4. Both P and R

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Answer

Both P and R

Reason — Certain elements exhibit more than one valency and they show variable valency.

For example, copper shows valency of 1 and 2 and forms compounds like, cuprous [copper(I)] oxide and cupric [copper(II)] oxide, respectively.

Hence, both P and R are true.

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