Assertion :Hydrogen acts as a reducing agent. Reason: Hydrogen atom contains one electron, one proton and neutron.

Both Assertion and Reason are correct and Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion

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Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect

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The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
$(H_{2})$ Hydrogen acts as oxidising agent when it combines with metals and as reducing agent when it reacts with non-metals.
Hydrogen atom : electron = $1$
$(_{1} H^{1})$ proton= $1$
neutron= $0$

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Assertion :Hydrogen acts as a reducing agent. Reason: Hydrogen atom contains one electron, one proton and neutron.

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect(H2) Hydrogen acts as oxidising agent when it combines with metals and as reducing agent when it reacts with non-metals.Hydrogen atom : electron = 1(1H1) proton= 1 neutron= 0

The correct option is C Assertion is correct but Reason is incorrect
$(H_{2})$ Hydrogen acts as oxidising agent when it combines with metals and as reducing agent when it reacts with non-metals.
Hydrogen atom : electron = $1$
$(_{1} H^{1})$ proton= $1$
neutron= $0$