Assertion :- Nitrous acid (HNO(2)) may a...

Assertion :- Nitrous acid `(HNO_(2))` may act as an oxidising agent as well as a reducing agent.
Reason :- The oxidation number of Nitrogen remains same in all the compounds.

A

Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

B

Both A and R are true but R is not a correct explanation A

C

A is true but R is false

D

A is false but R is true

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The correct Answer is:

C

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