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Colourless gas having both oxidising and reducing property?#####

Colourless gas having both oxidising and reducing property?#####

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Saurabh Koranglekar
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5 years ago
SO2
Agrata Singh
208 Points
5 years ago

SO2 is a colorless gas which can act as both oxidising as well as reducing agent because it has (+4) oxidation state, which is exactly between its highest O.S. +6 and lowest O.S. (+2)

Hence it can change its oxidation no. either from +4 to +2 (reduction) or from +4 to +6 (oxidation).

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