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प्रश्न
What is an oxidising agent?
Explain the term Oxidising agent with example.
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उत्तर १
An oxidising agent is a reactant which readily transfers oxygen atoms to another substance by reducing itself in the process.
उत्तर २
The substances which can give oxygen to other substances are called oxidant or oxidizing agents.
E.g. Potassium permanganate (KMnO4) and potassium dichromate (K2Cr2O7) in acidic or alkaline medium is commonly used oxidants.
संबंधित प्रश्न
A gas is liberated immediately with a brisk effervescence, when you add acetic acid to sodium hydrogen carbonate powder in a test tube. Name the gas and describe the test that confirms the identity of the gas.
What is the common name of methanol?
Which of the following molecular formula corresponds to ethylbutanoate ester?
(a) C5H10O2
(b) C6H12O2
(c) C7H14O2
(d) C8H16O2
Ethanol can be oxidized to ethanoic acid. Write the equation and name the oxidizing agent.
What do you observe when acetic acid is added to a neutral FeCl3 solution?
If you are asked to report your observations about the following two properties of acetic acid, what would you report?
(i) Odour
(ii) Effect on litmus
Acetic acid solution turns:
(1) blue litmus red
(2) red litmus blue
(3) blue litmus colourless
(4) red litmus colourless
What is thr boilng point of acetic acid?
How Will You Carry Out the Following Conversions?
Ehane to acitic acid
State how the following conversions can be carried out:
Ethyl chloride to Ethyl alcohol
Give a balanced chemical equation for the following conversion:
Calcium carbide to ethyne.
Ketone : –CO– : : Ester : _______
Write the molecular formula of the given compound.
Sodium ethanoate
Which of these is not an organic acid?
Which of the following represents saponification reaction?
Ethanoic acid reacts with the basic salt, sodium carbonate, to form a salt, named ______, water and carbon dioxide gas.
A spatula full of sodium carbonate is taken in a test tube and 2 mL of dilute ethanoic acid is added to it.
Suggest a method of testing the gas liberated in the reaction.
Name the oxidising agent used in the conversion of ethanol to ethanoic acid.
Give the balanced chemical equation of the following reaction:
Neutralization of NaOH with ethanoic acid.
