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Given below are two reactions of water with sodium and carbon dioxide. What is the nature of water in these reactions ?
(i) `2Na + 2H_(2)O to 2NaOH + H_(2)`
(ii) `6CO_(2) + 12H_(2)O to C_(6)H_(12)O_(6) + 6H_(2)O + 6O_(2)`

A

In (ii) water acts as an oxidising agent and in (ii) it acts as a reducing agent

B

In (i) water acts an an oxidising agent while in (ii) it acts as a reducing agent

C

In both, (i) and (ii) hydrogen acts as a reducing agent

D

In both, (i) and (ii) hydrogen acts as a reducing agent

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