Given below are two statements.
Statement I In the reaction,
acts as a reducing agent.
Statement II An oxidising agent is that substance which itself undergoes reduction in a chemical reaction.
In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below.
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Verified by ExpertsThe correct answer is:
D
In the reaction,
acts as an oxidising agent as itself gets reduced to 
having +2 oxidation state from +4 state in 
and oxidises 
to 
. Thus, Statement I is false while Statement II is true.
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