Why is nitric acid used in rocket fuel?
Strong reducing agent
Strong oxidizing agent
Spontaneously ignited
Acts as both oxidizing and reducing agent
Nitric acid is a strong oxidizer and it gets ignited spontaneously. So, they are used in rocket fuels.
H2S acts only as a reducing agent while SO2 can act both as a reducing and oxidizing agent because
Hydrogen peroxide in its reaction with KIO4 and NH2OH respectively, is acting as: