Question

Hydrogen peroxide is a ______________

(a) oxidizing agent

(b) reducing agent

(c) both reducing and oxidizing agent

(d) neither reducing nor an oxidizing agent

I got this question during an online interview.

My question is taken from Hydrogen Peroxide (H2O2) in chapter Hydrogen of Chemistry – Class 11

Answer 1

Correct choice is (c) both reducing and oxidizing agent

To explain: Hydrogen peroxide, whose chemical formula is given by H2O2, acts as an oxidizing agent as well as a reducing agent in both acidic and basic medium also. Hydrogen peroxide is an amphoteric substance.