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Question
Assertion: Generally alkali and alkaline earth metals form superoxides.
Reason: There is a single bond between O and O in superoxides.
Options
both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion
both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion
assertion is true but reason is false
both assertion and reason are false
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Solution
both assertion and reason are false
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