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Potassium iodide acts as a reducing agent.

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Important Questions on Redox Reactions

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A filter paper soaked in salt X turns brown when exposed to HNO3 vapor. The salt X is
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The redox reaction among the following is:

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Which of the following statement is incorrect regarding the equation
MeCHO+AgNH32++O¯HMeCOO-+Ag
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In the cyanide extraction process of silver from argentite ore, the oxidizing and reducing agents used are respectively:
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Consider the reaction :

H 2 SO 3 aq + Sn aq 4 + + H 2 O l Sn aq 2 + + HSO 4 aq - + 3 H aq +

Which of the following statements is correct ?
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Which of the following equation depicts the oxidizing nature of H2O2?
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Choose the correct statement(s) among the following.
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In which of the following reactions the hydrogen peroxide acts as a reducing agent?
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How many electrons are involved in the following redox reaction ?

    Cr 2 O 7 2 - + Fe 2 + + C 2 O 4 2 - Cr 3 + + Fe 3 + + CO 2  (Unbalanced)
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The pair of compounds that can exist together is:
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Explain the following: Tailing of mercury.
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Which among the following compounds does not act as a reducing agent?
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Which is reduced in the following reaction

a2KIaq+bCl2aq2KCl+I2aq

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Strongest reducing agent among the following is

(i) Na++e-NaS-2.7EΘ/v

(ii) Al3++3e-AlS-1.66Eθ/v

(iii) F2g+2e-2 F-+2.87EO/v

(iv) 2H2O+2e-F2g+2OH--9g0.83EΘ/v

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A transition metal exists in its highest oxidation state. It is expected to behave as
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The ionic charges of manganate and permanganate ion are respectively
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a H2O2+O3H2O+2O2
b H2O2+Ag2O2Ag+H2O+O2
Role of hydrogen peroxide in the above reactions is respectively:
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In which of the following reactions H2O2 acts as a reducing agent ?

(a)  H2O2+2H++2e-2H2O

(b)  H2O2-2e-O2+2H+

(c)  H2O2+2e-2OH-

(d)  H2O2+2OH--2e-O2+2H2O
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Hot concentrated sulphuric acid is a moderately strong oxidizing agent. Which of the following reactions does not show oxidizing behaviour?
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Consider the reaction Zn + Cu 2 + Zn 2 + + Cu  with reference to the above, which one of the following is the correct statement?