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Question
State what is oxidising agent. Give an example of oxidising agent in the gaseous, liquid, and solid form.
Solution
“The substance which gets reduced is the Oxidising agent″
Oxidising Agent:
| Solid | Liquid | gaseous |
| \[\ce{Cu^2+,Zn^2+,MnO2}\] | \[\ce{HCl,H2O2}\] | \[\ce{SO2,Cl2,O2}\] |
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