Assertion : Phosphoric acid has no reducing properties. Reason : Phosphoric acid does not contain…

Assertion : Phosphoric acid has no reducing properties. Reason : Phosphoric acid does not contain $\mathrm{P}-\mathrm{H}$ bonds.
  1. both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion.
  2. both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion.
  3. assertion is true but reason is false.
  4. both assertion and reason are false.

Solution

Phosphoric acid is a tribasic acid, i.e, 3 hydroxyl groups are present.

Asked in: NEET 2014

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