Question

Assertion (A): Sodium bicarbonate is a mild non-corrosive basic salt.
Reason (R): Sodium hydrogen carbonate is used as an oxidising agent.
(1) Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
(2) Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
(3) (A) is true but (R) is false
(4) (A) is false but (R) is true​

Answer 1

Correct option is

B

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

Sodium bicarbonate is an acidic salt since it contains one replaceable hydrogen and reacts with base. Sodium bicarbonate gives basic solution when dissolved in water as the anion of the salt undergoes hydrolysis producing free OH

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