Redox and Equivalent ConceptHard

Question

In a reaction, HNO3 is behaving as reducing agent. What should be its expected product?

Options

A.H2
B.NO2
C.N2O
D.O2

Solution

Reducing agent undergoes oxidation. In HNO3, H and N are in their maximum oxidation state and hence, oxidation is possible only for ‘O’.

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