Zine oxide reacts with carbon, on heating, to form zinc metal and carbon monoxide. Write a balanced chemical equation for this reation. Name (i) oxidising agent, and (ii) reducing agent, in this reaction.
Identify the oxidising and reducing agents in the reaction:
Zn + CuSO4 → Cu + ZnSO4
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)