Chemistry · Electronic concepts of oxidation and reduction, redox reactions, oxidation number, rules for assigning oxidation number and balancing of redox reactions
During decomposition of it undergoes:
During decomposition of \( \boldsymbol{H}_{2} \boldsymbol{O}_{2}, \) it undergoes:
- A. oxidation
- B. reduction
- C. redox reaction
- D. disproportionation
Step-by-step solution
Hydrogen peroxide decomposes to water and oxygen. In H2O2, oxygen has oxidation state -1. It is reduced to -2 in H2O and oxidized to 0 in O2, so it undergoes disproportionation, a type of redox reaction where the same element is both oxidized and reduced.
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