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Which one of the following reactions is a redox reaction?
(a) CuSO4+4NH3Cu(NH3)4]SO4
(b) Na2SO4+BaCl2BaSO4+2NaCl
(c) SO2+H2OH2SO3
(d) 2CuSO4+4KICu2I2+2K2SO4+I2.

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The reaction in which change in oxidation numbers of some of the atoms takes place is termed as a redox reaction.
(a) +2+62CuSO4+3+14NH3[+2Cu(3N+1H3)4]+6S2O4
No change in oxidation number of any of the atoms.
(b) +1Na2+6S2O4++2Ba1Cl2+2Ba+6S2O4++12Na1Cl
No change in oxidation number of any one of the atoms.
(c) +4S2O2++1H22O+1H2+4S2O3
No change in oxidation number of any one of the atoms.
(d) +22Cu+6S2O4++14K1I+1Cu21I2++12K2+6S2O4+0I2.
Oxidation number of Cu decreases from +2 to +1 and oxidation number of iodine increases from 1 to 0.
Thus, out of the above four reactions, the reaction (d) is a redox reaction.

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