NEET
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- NEET
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- Chemistry
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- Redox Reactions
NEET · Chemistry · Redox Reactions
Assertion (A): The oxidation state of hydrogen in (H_2 O) is +1....
Assertion (A): The oxidation state of hydrogen in (\mathrm{H}_2 \mathrm{O}) is +1.
Reason (R): Oxygen is more electronegative than hydrogen.
Options
- ABoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- BBoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, but Reason (R) is not the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
- CAssertion (A) is true, but Reason (R) is false.
- DBoth Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are false.
Correct answer
A. Both Assertion (A) and Reason (R) are true, and Reason (R) is the correct explanation of Assertion (A).
Step-by-step solution
Oxygen, being more electronegative, pulls the shared electrons towards itself, assigning hydrogen an oxidation state of +1 in water.