An element X has an electronic configuration of 2, 8, 18, 8, 1. In this case, X will be ___ .

an oxidising agent

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a reducing agent

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neither an oxidising agent nor a reducing agent

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both oxidising and a reducing agent

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Solution

The correct option is B
a reducing agent

X will be a reducing agent because in its configuration, it has only one electron in it's outermost shell. More than gaining electrons, it tends to easily lose the electron which makes it a reducing agent.

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