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JEE Main Chemistry question

ChemistryRedox ReactionsJEE Main

Which of the following behave as oxidizing agent as well as reducing agent?

HNO_2, H_3PO_2, H_2O_2, N_2H_4, HNO_3, MnO_2

Answer: 4

Solution

A species can act as both oxidising and reducing agent only if its key atom is at an oxidation state strictly between the element's extreme limits. This holds for (N at , between and ), (P at , between and ),

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