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Which of the following acts both as oxidising and reducing agent?

Correct Answer: nitrous acid

Explanation:

Nitrous acid act as an oxidising agent because it oxidises potassium iodide to iodine. It is also a reducing agent because it decolourises acidified potassium permanganate solution.


Nitric acid acts only as an oxidising agent


Ammonia acts only as a reducing agent


Nitrogen peroxide acts only as an oxidising agent.


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