Kindly answer no18
Solution :
Assertion (A) is True
The above mentioned reaction is a redox reaction in which ZnO is undergoing reduction to convert into Zn (loss of oxygen) and C is undergoing oxidation to convert into CO (gain of oxygen).
Reason (R) is True
Carbon (in the form of coke) is a reducing agent as it is itself undergoing oxidation, by accepting the oxygen from ZnO, thereby enabling ZnO to undergo reduction and form Zn.
Hence, both Assertion and Reason are True and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.
Assertion (A) is True
The above mentioned reaction is a redox reaction in which ZnO is undergoing reduction to convert into Zn (loss of oxygen) and C is undergoing oxidation to convert into CO (gain of oxygen).
Reason (R) is True
Carbon (in the form of coke) is a reducing agent as it is itself undergoing oxidation, by accepting the oxygen from ZnO, thereby enabling ZnO to undergo reduction and form Zn.
Hence, both Assertion and Reason are True and Reason is the correct explanation of Assertion.