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Assertion: In some cases oxygen shows positive oxidation number though it is an electronegative element.
Reason: Fluorine is more electronegative than oxygen.

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Oxygen is the most electronegative element after fluorine. Therefore, in the compounds between oxygen and fluorine, oxygen is found to show positive oxidation state.
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