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What is meant by ‘disproportionation’ of an oxidation state?

What is meant by ‘disproportionation’ of an oxidation state?

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Sumit Majumdar IIT Delhi
askIITians Faculty 137 Points
10 years ago
Dear student,
Disproportionation reaction are redox reactions in which same element oxidixes and reduces. it is also known as self oxidation reduction reaction.
Example:
P4 + NAOH = PH3 + NAH2PO2
Here p4 is reduced(oxidation number decreases) in PH3 from 0 to -3 and also oxidized(oxidation number increases) in NAH2PO2 from 0 to +1.
Regards
Sumit

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