Assertion: A substance that gets reduced can act as an oxidising agent.
Reason: In $\mathrm{3ClO^-\rightarrow ClO_3^-+2Cl^-}$, chlorine is both oxidised and reduced.
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true, and Reason correctly explains Assertion.
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true, but Reason does not correctly explain Assertion.
- CAssertion is true but Reason is false.
- DAssertion is false but Reason is true.
✓ Correct answer: B
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