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Oxidation is defined as:...

Oxidation is defined as:

A

loss of electrons

B

gain of electron

C

gain of protons

D

loss of protons

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    `I` and `II`
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    C
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    1. Oxidation is defined as:

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    2. A reducing agent is a substance Which can:

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    3. A redox reaction is:

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    4. Which of the following is not a redox reaction?

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    5. The reaction of H(2)S+H(2)O(2) rarr S+2H(2)O manifests

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    6. The oxidation number of Fe in K(4)[Fe(CN))(6)] is

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    7. In Ni(CO)(4) the oxidation state of Ni is:

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    8. Pick the group which docs not on an a neutral oxide:

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    9. Magnesium reacts with acids producing hydrogen and correspondmg magnes...

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    10. White P reacts with caustic soda, the products are PH(3) and NaH(2)PO(...

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    11. Which of the following reactions is not a redox reaction?

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    13. The most common oxidation explained as due to:

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    14. Select the compound in which chlorine shows oxidation state +7:

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    15. HBr and HI can reduce sulphurie acid, HCI can reduced KMnO(4) and HF c...

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    16. One mole of N(2)H(4) loses ten moles of electrons to form a new compou...

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    18. In which of the following compounds, iron has an oxidation state of+3?

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    19. When KMnO(4) is reduced with oxalic acid in acidic solution, the oxida...

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