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Question
Assertion (A): Among halogens fluorine is the best oxidant.
Reason (R): Fluorine is the most electronegative atom.
Options
Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
A is true but R is false.
Both A and R are false.
MCQ
Solution
Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A.
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Oxidation Number - Limitations of Concept of Oxidation Number
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