Question

Phosphorus on reaction with $$NaOH$$  products $$P{H_3}$$  and $$Na{H_2}P{O_2}.$$   This reaction is an example of

A. oxidation
B. reduction
C. disproportionation  
D. displacement
Answer :   disproportionation
Solution :
$$\mathop P\limits^0 + 3NaOH + 3{H_2}O \to $$     \[3Na{{H}_{2}}{{\overset{+1}{\mathop{PO}}\,}_{2}}+{{\overset{-3}{\mathop{PH}}\,}_{3}}\]
\[\begin{align} & \overset{0}{\mathop{P}}\,\to Na{{H}_{2}}{{\overset{+1}{\mathop{PO}}\,}_{2}}\text{(Oxidation)} \\ & \overset{0}{\mathop{P}}\,\to {{\overset{-3}{\mathop{PH}}\,}_{3}}\text{(Reduction)} \\ \end{align}\]
Simultaneous oxidation and reduction is disproportionation.

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Physical Chemistry >> Redox Reaction

Releted Question 1

Which of the following represents a redox reaction?

A. $$NaOH + HCl \to NaCl + {H_2}O$$
B. $$BaC{l_2} + {H_2}S{O_4} \to BaS{O_4} + 2HCl$$
C. $$CuS{O_4} + 2{H_2}O \to Cu{\left( {OH} \right)_2} + {H_2}S{O_4}$$
D. $$Zn + 2HCl \to ZnC{l_2} + {H_2}$$
Releted Question 2

Which reaction involves neither oxidation nor reduction?

A. $$CrO_4^{2 - } \to C{r_2}O_7^{2 - }$$
B. $$Cr \to CrC{l_3}$$
C. $$Na \to N{a^ + }$$
D. $$2{S_2}O_3^{2 - } \to {S_4}O_6^{2 - }$$
Releted Question 3

$$Zn$$  gives $${H_2}$$  gas with $${H_2}S{O_4}$$  and $$HCl$$  but not with $$HN{O_3}$$  because

A. Zn acts as an oxidising agent when it reacts with $$HN{O_3}$$
B. $$HN{O_3}$$  is weaker acid than $${H_2}S{O_4}$$  and $$HCl$$
C. In electrochemical series, $$Zn$$  is above hydrogen
D. $$NO_3^ - $$  is reduced in preference to hydronium $$ion$$
Releted Question 4

A compound of $$Xe$$  and $$F$$  is found to have $$53.5\% $$  of $$Xe.$$  What is oxidation number of $$Xe$$  in this compound ?

A. $$-4$$
B. $$0$$
C. $$+4$$
D. $$+6$$

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