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Hydrogen peroxide in its reaction with KIO4 and NH2OH respectively, is acting as:


A

A reducing agent, an oxidizing agent

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A reducing agent, a reducing agent

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Oxidizing agent, oxidizing agent

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Oxidizing agent, reducing agent

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Solution

The correct option is A

A reducing agent, an oxidizing agent


Let us look at the reactions one at a time:

NH2OH+H2O2N2O3+H2O

In this reaction, nitrogen is oxidized from (-1) to (+3).
Hence, H2O2 is an oxidizing agent.

In the other case, it reduces iodine from (+7) to (+5):

KIO4+H2O2KIO3+H2O+O2


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