Chemistry, asked by navneetku, 1 year ago

what is Fenton, s reagent

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Answered by rajiv24all
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It is solution of H2O2 with ferrous iron as catalyst . It can be used to destroy organic compounds such as trichloroethylene & tetrachloroethylene.

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Answered by enormous010
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Hi friend,

Explanation :-

The Fenton's reagent is a mixture of hydrogen peroxide and ferrous salt, which leads to formation of hydroxyl radicals , according to Eqs. Actually , some metals have a strong catalytic power to generate highly reactive hydroxyl radicals (OH) . since , this discovery the iron catalyzed hydrogen peroxide has been called Fenton's reagent. Nowadays , this reagent is used for to treat a large variety of water pollution such as phenols , BTEX etc


Reactions :-

Fe^2+ + H2O2 --------> Fe^3+ + OH + OH^-

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