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.
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 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.