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Non-metals are generally good oxidizing agents.

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Solution

The correct option is A True
Non-metals have a tendency to gain electron therefore they are electronegative in nature and forms anion easily. This property of non-metals makes them good oxidizing agent where they themselves gets oxidized by accepting electrons as:
M+neMn
Option A is correct

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