Given below are two reactions of water with sodium and corb…

Chemistry Hydrogen and Its Compounds ( Not in Syllabus ) Water or Hydride of Oxygen Single Correct MCQ

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Published on: August 14, 2026

Given below are two reactions of water with sodium and corbon dioxide. What is the nature of water in these reactions?

(i)

(ii)

In (ii) water acts as an oxidizing agent and in (i) it acts as a reducing agent.

In (I) water acts as an oxidizing agent while in (ii) it acts as a reducing agent.

In both, (i) and (ii) hydrogen acts as an reducing agent.

In both (i) and (ii) hydrogen acts as an oxidizing agent.

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: With sodium metal water acts as an oxidizing agent and gets reduced to with water acts as a reducing agent and is oxidised to oxygen.

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