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Hydrogen peroxide is a ______________(a) oxidizing agent(b) reducing agent(c) both reducing and oxidizing agent(d) neither reducing nor an oxidizing agentI got this question during an online interview.My question is taken from Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) in chapter Hydrogen of Chemistry – Class 11

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Correct choice is (c) both reducing and oxidizing agent

To explain: Hydrogen PEROXIDE, whose CHEMICAL FORMULA is given by H2O2, acts as an oxidizing agent as well as a reducing agent in both acidic and basic MEDIUM also. Hydrogen peroxide is an amphoteric substance.



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