When manganese dioxide is treated with HCl, the oxidising agent in the reaction is__________.

M n O_{2}

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H C l

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H_{2} O

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The reaction is not a redox reaction

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Solution

The correct option is A $M n O_{2}$
When Manganese dioxide reacts with $H C l$ , it gives chlorine gas, water and $M n C l_{2}$ . $M n O_{2}$ is the oxidising agent as it oxidises $H C l$ to $C l_{2}$ which loses the hydrogen atom.

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