Assertion: In a reaction of copper and Oxygen, copper acts a reducing agent.
Reason: The substance which gains Oxygen in a chemical reaction is a reducing agent.

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$$\begin{gathered} Assertion : In a reaction of copper and oxygen , copper acts as a reducing agent. \\ This is true because copper loses electrons and acts as a reducing agent. \\ Reason : The subs\tan ce which gain oxygen in a chemical reaction is a reducing agent. \\ This is false because a subs\tan ce which loses electrons and undergoes oxidation is known as \\ reducing agent. \\ Assertion is true and Reason is false. \\ Option C\hspace{0.17em}is correct. \end{gathered}$$



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