Assertion :Bromide ion acts as a reducing agent in the recation, 2MnO−4+Br−+H2O→2MnO2+BrO−3+2OH−. Reason: Oxidation number of bromine increases from −1.
A
Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion
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B
Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion
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C
Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
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D
Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect
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Solution
The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect Assertion is correct because bromine changes oxidation number from -1 (in Br−)to +5 (in BrO−3). An increase in oxidation number during a reaction leads to oxidation of that species. A specie which undergoes oxidation is good reducing agent. Hence, bromide ion is acting as a reducing agent in this equation.
Reason is correct and is the correct explanation for the given assertion.A good reducing agent undergoes an increase in the oxidation number in the reaction.