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Assertion :Element X has electronic configuration 2, 8, 18, 8, 1. X will be a reducing agent. Reason: X have tendency to loose one electron.

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Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Both Assertion and Reason are correct but Reason is not the correct explanation for Assertion.
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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect.
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Both Assertion and Reason are incorrect.
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Solution

The correct option is A Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion.
Element X has electronic configuration 2, 8, 18, 8, 1. By losing one electron X will have stable octet.

So it has tendency to loose one electron (oxidise) and because of this tendency, it will acts as reducing agent.

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