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Question 42

Hydrogen peroxide acts both as an oxidising and as a reducing agent depending upon the nature of the reacting species. In which of the following cases H$$_2$$O$$_2$$ acts as a reducing agent in acid medium?

$$H_2O_2$$ acts as a reducing agent only in presence of strong oxidising agents (i.e., $$MnO_4^-$$).

$$2MnO_4^- + 6H^+ + 5H_2O_2 \rightarrow 2Mn^{2+} + 8H_2O + 5O_2$$

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