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Assertion :- Oxidation number of carbon in `CH_(2)O` is zero.
Reason :- `CH_(2)O` (formaldehyde) is a covalent compound.

A

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

B

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

C

If assertion is true but reason is false.

D

If the assertion and reason both are false.

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B
Both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
Oxidation number can be calculated using some rules. H is assigned +1 oxidation state and 0 has oxidation number -2
`:.` O.No. of C in `CH_(2)O` :
O.No. of `C+2(+1)+(-2)=0`
`:.` O.No. of `C=0`.
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