Question

Which of the following statements about the given reaction are correct?

3Fe(s) + 4H

2

O(g) → Fe

3

O

4

(s) + 4H

2

(g)

(i) Iron metal is getting oxidised

(ii) Water is getting reduced

(iii) Water is acting as reducing agent

(iv) Water is acting as oxidising agent

▪ (a) (i), (ii) and (iii)

▪ (b) (iii) and (iv)

▪ (c) (i), (ii) and (iv)

▪ (d) (ii) and (iv)​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴏᴩᴛɪᴏɴ (ɪ) ɪꜱ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴀꜱ ɪʀᴏɴ(ꜰᴇ) ɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴍʙɪɴɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴏxyɢᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ɪʀᴏɴ(ɪɪ,ɪɪɪ) ᴏxɪᴅᴇ(ꜰᴇ2ᴏ3).

ᴏᴩᴛɪᴏɴ (ɪɪ) ɪꜱ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ(ʜ2ᴏ) ɪꜱ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ʙy ʀᴇᴍᴏᴠᴀʟ ᴏꜰ ᴏxyɢᴇɴ ᴛᴏ ꜰᴏʀᴍ ʜyᴅʀᴏɢᴇɴ (ʜ2) ɢᴀꜱ.

ᴏᴩᴛɪᴏɴ (ɪᴠ) ɪꜱ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇᴄᴛ ᴀꜱ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ(ʜ2ᴏ) ɪᴛꜱᴇʟꜰ ɪꜱ ʙᴇɪɴɢ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄᴇᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ɪꜱ ᴏxɪᴅɪꜱɪɴɢ ɪʀᴏɴ(ꜰᴇ), ᴛʜᴇʀᴇʙy ᴀᴄᴛɪɴɢ ᴀꜱ ᴀɴ ᴏxɪᴅɪꜱɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ.