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

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Solution

(c)

Hydrogen peroxide acts as an oxidising as well as reducing agent in both acidic and alkaline media.

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Question 6

Consider the reactions

(i) $H_{2} O_{2} + 2 H I \to I_{2} + 2 H_{2} O$
(ii) $H O C l + H_{2} O_{2} \to H_{3} O^{+} C l^{-} + O_{2}$

Which of the following statements is correct about $H_{2} O_{2}$ 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)

(d) a reducing agent in both (i) and (ii)

An element X has an electronic configuration of 2, 8, 18, 8, 1. In this case, X will be ___ .

Identify the oxidising and reducing agents in the reaction:

Zn + CuSO₄ → Cu + ZnSO₄

Identify the correct statement about $H_{2} O_{2}$

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