Chemistry, asked by avinashkonwar2102, 1 year ago

SO2 can act as both reducing and oxidising agent where as H2S act as only reducing agent. Why?

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Answered by Anonymous

In SO2 the oxidation state of sulphur is +4, it can lose its two more electron to attain +6 oxidation state. ... Since it has a capability to lose and gain electron therefore it acts as oxidizing as well as reducing agents.

avinashkonwar2102: Thanks a lot.....but i think you should have mention about H2S also in the answer....

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Answered by sharmapranay12345

This is because it only has Sulphur and not oxygen which is responsible for oxidizing an element it can only get oxidised itself and make other reduced

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avinashkonwar2102: here the concept of oxidising no. comes in

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