State true or false: Zero is the smallest rational number.

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answer is B.

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Here, we are given a statement, zero is the smallest rational number.
On a number line, there are infinite rational numbers, ranging from

− ∞

∞

.
In other words, there are both positive and negative rational numbers, and zero is greater than all the negative rational numbers.
Therefore, zero can never be the smallest rational number.
Hence, the given statement is false.
Hence, the correct option is (2).

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