Assertion: Highest oxidation state is exhibited by transition metal lying in the middle of the series.Reason: The highest oxidation state exhibited corresponds to number of (n-1)d electrons.
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.