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`HNO_(3)` acts as oxidant, but `HNO_(2)` usually acts as reductant. Explain.

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  2. Oxidation and reaction are complimetary reactions. Substantiate.

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  8. Calculate the oxidation number of iron in (a) pentacarbonyl and (b) po...

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  9. Distinguish between disproportionation reactions and comproportionatio...

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  11. How many moles of KMnO(4) are required to liberate one gram mole of ox...

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  12. NaOH + S rarr Na(2)S(5) + Na(2)S(2)O(3) + H(2)O Balance the above re...

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  13. Permaganate oxidises aqueous iodide to iodine and itself is reduced to...

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  14. xKClO(3) rarr yKCl + zKClO(4). What are x and z ?

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  15. One gram atom of aluminium can reduce how many moles of chromic oxide?

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  16. What is the mole coefficient of H(2)SO(4) in the balanced equation. ...

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  17. Cu + HNO(3) rarr NO + Cu(NO(3))(2) + H(2)O. Write the ionic equation ...

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  18. K(2)Cr(2)O(7) + HCl rarr KCl + CrCl(3) + Cl(2) + H(2)O. How many moles...

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  19. S(2)O(3)^(2-) + MnO(4)^(-) + H(2)O rarr MnO(2) + S(2)O(4)^(2-) + OH^(-...

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  20. How many moles of chlorine are obtained when one mole of K(2)Cr(2)O(7)...

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