Q2 / 90 · JEE Main 2018 (08 Apr) · Chemistry

Hydrogen peroxide oxidises FeCN64-to FeCN63- in acidic medium, but reduces FeCN63-toFeCN64- in alkaline medium. The other products formed are, respectively

  • A
    H2O and H2O+OH-
  • B
    H2O+O2 and H2O
  • C
    H2O+O2 and H2O+OH-
  • Correct answer
    D
    H2O and H2O+O2

Solution

Hydrogen undergoes the following changes:

1) While acting as an oxidising agent in an acidic medium,

H2O2+2H++2e-→2H2O

2) While acting as a reducing agent in an alkaline medium,

H2O2+2OH-→O2+2H2O+2e-

Hence, the correct answer is option: 'D'.

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