Question

Hydrogen peroxide in its reaction with $KIO_4$ and $NH_2OH$ respectively, is acting as a

• A. reducing agent, oxidising agent
• B. reducing agent, reducing agent
• C. oxidising agent, oxidising agent
• D. oxidising agent, reducing agent

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

reducing agent, oxidising agent

Answer 2

$KIO _{4}+ H _{2} O _{2} \rightarrow KIO _{3}+ H _{2} O + O _{2}$
$NH _{2} OH +3 H _{2} O _{2} \rightarrow HNO _{3}+4 H _{2} O$.
From this above reaction, we can easily figure out that hydrogen peroxide is acting as reducing and oxidising agent respectively.