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Electrolytic Cell

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Assertion: At the anode, the species having minimum reduction potential is formed by the oxidation of corresponding oxidizable species.
Reason: Species with minimum reduction potential has the highest tendency to get oxidized.

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Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion

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Both Assertion and Reason are true but Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion

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Assertion is true but Reason is false

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Assertion is false but Reason is true

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Both Assertion and Reason are false

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Solution

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion
At anode, oxidation takes place so species having minimum reduction potential (maximum oxidation potential) oxidises among corresponding oxidizable species.

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