NCERT Class XI Chemistry Redox Reactions Solutions
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Question : 17
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Consider the reactions :
(a)H 3 P O 2 ( a q ) + 4 A g N O 3 ( a q ) + 2 H 2 O ( l ) → H 3 P O 4 ( a q ) + 4 A g ( s ) + 4 H N O 3 ( a q )
(b)H 3 P O 2 ( a q ) + 2 C u S O 4 ( a q ) + 2 H 2 O ( l ) → H 3 P O 4 ( a q ) + 2 C u ( s ) + H 2 S O 4 ( a q )
(c)C 6 H 5 C H O ( l ) + 2 [ A g ( N H 3 ) 2 ] ( a q ) + + 3 O H ( a q ) – → C 6 H 5 C O O ( a q ) – + 2 A g ( s ) + 4 N H 3 ( a q ) + 2 H 2 O ( l )
(d)C 6 H 5 C H O ( l ) + 2 C u ( a q ) 2 + + 5 O H ( a q ) – → No change observed.
What inference do you draw about the behaviour ofA g + and C u 2 + from these reactions ?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
What inference do you draw about the behaviour of
Solution:
Reactions (a) and (b) indicate that both A g N O 3 and C u S O 4 oxidise H 3 P O 2 to H 3 P O 4 . Hence, both are oxidising agents.
Reactions (c) and (d) suggest that[ A g ( N H 3 ) 2 ] + oxidises C 6 H 5 C H O (benzaldehyde) to C 6 H 5 C O O – (benzoate ion) but C u 2 + ions cannot oxidise C 6 H 5 C H O to C 6 H 5 C O O – . Therefore, from the above reactions, we infer that A g + ion is a stronger oxidising agent than C u 2 + ion.
Reactions (c) and (d) suggest that
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