Assertion: Generally alkali and alkaline earth metals form superoxides. Reason: There is a single bond between O and O in superoxides.

Assertion: Generally alkali and alkaline earth metals form superoxides

1.	Assertion: Generally alkali and alkaline earth metals form superoxides. Reason: There is a single bond between O and O in superoxides.
Answer» 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 assetion and reason are false Solution :AMONG alkali and alkaline earth metals, K, Rb and Cs ALONE forms superoxides. SUPEROXIDE `O_(2)` has 3 ELECTRON bond.