Question

Assertion (A): Carbon reduces the oxides of Sodium and Magnesium.

Reason (R): Sodium and Magnesium have more affinity for Oxygen than Carbon.

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.

• (A) is false, but (R) is true.

Answer 1

Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).

Explanation:

Carbon can lower the oxides of magnesium and sodium because these metals are more attracted to oxygen than carbon. This allows carbon to remove oxygen from the oxides through a reduction reaction.