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QAIPMT-2004-Ch-2578: NEET 2004 Chemistry - Class 11 AIPMT-2004-Ch-2578 Solution: Which is the best description of the behaviour of bromine in…
Which is the best description of the behaviour of bromine in the reaction given below?
Multiple Choice Options
- A Proton acceptor only
- B Both oxidised and reduced
- C Oxidised only
- D Reduced only
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H 2 O + B r 0 2 _ HO B r + 1 + H B r _ 1
In the above reaction the oxidation number of Br 2
increases from zero (in Br 2
) to +1 (in HOBr) and
decreases from zero (in Br 2
) to �1 (in HBr). Thus Br 2
is oxidised as well as reduced and hence it is a redox
reaction.