19. Nascent hydrogen is a strong ________ agent. (reducing/oxidising)
Hence, nascent hydrogen is a strong reducing agent.
Question 10
Hydrogen peroxide is .......
(a) an oxidising agent
(b) a reducing agent
(c) both an oxidising and a reducing agent
(d) neither oxidising nor reducing agent
Question 6
Consider the reactions
(i) H2O2+2HI→I2+2H2O (ii) HOCl+H2O2→H3O+Cl−+O2
Which of the following statements is correct about H2O2 with reference to these reactions? Hydrogen peroxide is ........
(a) an oxidising agent in both (i) and (ii)
(b) an oxidising agent in (i) and reducing agent in (ii)
(c) a reducing agent in (i) and oxidising agent in (ii)
(d) a reducing agent in both (i) and (ii)