Assertion: KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent in acidic, basic or neutral medium. Reason: KMnO4 oxidises ferrous sulphate to ferric sulphate.

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Assertion: KMnO4 acts as an oxidising agent in acidic, basic or neutral medium. Reason: KMnO4 oxidises ferrous sulphate to ferric sulphate. (A) If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion (B) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion (C) If assertion is true but reason is false (D) If both assertion and reason are false

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Correct answer is (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Q. Assertion : KMnO4​ acts as an oxidising agent in acidic, basic or neutral medium. Reason : KMnO4​ oxidises ferrous sulphate to ferric sulphate.

If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion

If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

If assertion is true but reason is false

If both assertion and reason are false

Correct answer is (b) If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion

Q. Assertion : $K M n O_{4}$ acts as an oxidising agent in acidic, basic or neutral medium.
Reason : $K M n O_{4}$ oxidises ferrous sulphate to ferric sulphate.