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Assertion: Hypophosphorous acid is a strong reducing agent.

Reason: Hypophosphorous acid can donate \mathrm{H^{+}} ions, leading to the formation of hypophosphite ions, which have a strong reducing ability.

 

Option: 1

Both assertion and reason are true, and the reason is the correct explanation of the assertion.


Option: 2

Both assertion and reason are true, but the reason is not the correct explanation of the assertion.


Option: 3

The assertion is true, but the reason is false.

 


Option: 4

The assertion is false, but the reason is true.


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The correct option is 3.

The assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. Hypophosphorous acid is a weak reducing agent because it can donate \mathrm{H^{+}} ions, leading to the formation of hypophosphite ions, which have a weak reducing ability.  Hence option C is the correct answer.

Option (1) is incorrect because the assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect.  Hence option 1  is incorrect.

Option (2) is incorrect because the assertion is correct, but the reason is incorrect. Hence option 2 is incorrect.

Option (4) is incorrect because it incorrectly states that both the assertion and reason are incorrect. Hence option 4 is incorrect.

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