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Assertion :Generally alkali and alkaline earth metals form superoxides
Reason : There is a single bond between O and O in superoxides.

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both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

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both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

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assertion is true but reason is false

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both assertion and reason are false

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The correct Answer is:
d
Among alkali and alkaline earth metals, K, Rb and Cs alone forms superoxides.
Superoxide `O_(2-)`, has 3 electron bond
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