JEE Main Chemistry question
Each question contains an Assertion and a Reason. Each question has four choices (a), (b), (c) and (d), out of which ONLY ONE is correct: (a) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is the correct explanation for Assertion (b) Assertion is True, Reason is True; Reason is NOT the correct explanation for Assertion (c) Assertion is True, Reason is False (d) Assertion is False, Reason is True
Statement 1: Nitrous acid may act as an oxidizing agent as well as a reducing agent. Statement 2: The oxidation number of nitrogen remains the same in all compounds.
Solution
In , nitrogen is in the intermediate +3 oxidation state, so it can be both oxidised (to +5) and reduced (to lower states), making Statement 1 true. However,
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