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A reducing agent is a substance Which ca...

A reducing agent is a substance Which can:

A

accept electrons

B

donate electrons

C

accept protons

D

donate protons

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OP TANDON-OXIDATION AND REDUCTION (REDOX REACTIONS)-LEVEL A
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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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  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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  12. In this reaction 2Na(2)S(2)O(3)+I(2)=Na(2)SO(4)O(6)=2NaI(2) acts as:

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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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  17. The brown ring complex compound of iron is formulated as [Fe (H(2)O)(5...

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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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  20. In which of the following reactions the underlined substance is oxidis...

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