Assertion : Oxidation state of hydrogen in H_2O is +1 . Reason : CaH_2 is metal hydride and for hydrides hydrogen is assigned the oxidation state of - 1.

Assertion : Oxidation state of hydrogen in H_2O is +1 . Reason : CaH_

1.	Assertion : Oxidation state of hydrogen in H_2O is +1 . Reason : CaH_2 is metal hydride and for hydrides hydrogen is assigned the oxidation state of - 1.
Answer» Assertion and REASON both are CORRECT statements and reason is correct explanation for assertion. Assertion and reason both are correct statements but reason is not correct explanation for assertion. Assertion is correct statement but reason is WRONG statement. Assertion is wrong statement but reason is correct statement. ANSWER :a