Assertion: Pb⁴⁺ can be reduced readily to Pb²⁺.
Reason: The lower oxidation state of Pb is stabilised by the inert-pair effect.
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true, and the Reason correctly explains the Assertion.
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true, but the Reason does not correctly explain the Assertion.
- CAssertion is true, but Reason is false.
- DAssertion is false, but Reason is true.
✓ Correct answer: A
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