Chemistry, asked by ramakrushnahota03, 11 months ago

hno3 can act as only oxidising agent while nh3 can act only as reducing agent ?

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Answered by viny10

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Explanation:

The oxidation number of nitrogen in HNO3 can only decrease; thus it acts as an oxidising agent. In HNO2, the oxidation number of nitrogen is +3. Thus, it can increase or decrease within the range −3 to +5. Hence, it can act as an oxidising as well as a reducing agent.

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