NEET UG CHEMISTRY MCQ: REDOX REACTIONS

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The oxoacid which acts both as oxidising and reducing agent is :

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Correct option: C

\mathrm{HN}{\mathrm{O}_2}

Option C (

\mathrm{HN}{\mathrm{O}_2}

) is correct because nitrous acid can act as both an oxidizing agent (being reduced to NO) and a reducing agent (being oxidized to HNO₃).

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\mathrm{MnO}_4^ - + {\mathrm{C}_2}\mathrm{O}_4^{2 - } + {\mathrm{H}^ + } \to \mathrm{M}{\mathrm{n}^{2 + }} + \mathrm{C}{\mathrm{O}_2} + {\mathrm{H}_2}\mathrm{O}

\mathrm{MnO}_4^ -

{\mathrm{C}_2}\mathrm{O}_4^{2 - }

{\mathrm{H}^ + }