Which of the following acts both as oxidising and reducing agent?
Which of the following acts both as oxidising and reducing agent? Correct Answer nitrous acid
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.