The statement "CO is a neutral oxide" is correct. Carbon monoxide (CO) is indeed a neutral oxide because it neither reacts with water to form a base nor with acid to form a salt.

The statement "Dehydration of formic acid forms CO as a product" is also correct. When formic acid (HCOOH) is dehydrated (i.e., water is removed), it forms carbon monoxide (CO) and water (H2O). The reaction is as follows:

HCOOH → CO + H2O

So, both the assertion (A) and the reason (R) are correct, and the reason (R) is the correct explanation for the assertion (A).

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The statement "CO is a neutral oxide" is correct. Carbon monoxide (CO) is indeed a neutral oxide because it neither reacts with water to form a base nor with acid to form a salt.

The statement "Dehydration of formic acid forms CO as a product" is also correct. When formic acid (HCOOH) is dehydrated (i.e., water is removed), it forms carbon monoxide (CO) and water (H2O). The reaction is as follows:

HCOOH → CO + H2O

So, both the assertion (A) and the reason (R) are correct, and the reason (R) is the correct explanation for the assertion (A).

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The statement "CO is a neutral oxide" is correct. Carbon monoxide (CO) is indeed a neutral oxide because it neither reacts with water to form a base nor with acid to form a salt.

The statement "Dehydration of formic acid forms CO as a product" is also correct. When formic acid (HCOOH) is dehydrated (i.e., water is removed), it forms carbon monoxide (CO) and water (H2O). The reaction is as follows:

HCOOH → CO + H2O

So, both the assertion (A) and the reason (R) are correct, and the reason (R) is the correct explanation for the assertion (A).

A: CO is neutral oxide.R: Dehydration of formic acid forms CO as product.

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