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ChemistryRedox ReactionsDetermination of Oxidation StateMedium2 minQB
ChemistryMediumstatement
Statement 1: I⁻ can never act as an oxidizing agent.
Statement 2: Oxidizing agent undergo reduction.
Options:
Answer:
B
Solution:
Statement I is correct: in I⁻, iodine is at its minimum oxidation state (-1), so it cannot gain electrons and can only be oxidized. Statement II is also correct: an oxidizing agent accepts electrons and is itself reduced. But II does not explain I - the actual reason I⁻ cannot oxidize anything is its minimum oxidation state, not the general definition. Hence (b).
Stream:JEESubject:ChemistryTopic:Redox ReactionsSubtopic:Determination of Oxidation State
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