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Assertion (A): HNO(3) acts only as an ox...

Assertion (A): `HNO_(3)` acts only as an oxidising agent, while `HNO_(2)` acts both as an oxidising agnet and a reducing agent.
Reason (R ): The oxidation number of `N` in `HNO_(3)` is mximum.

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