Question:
What is meant by disproportionation? Give two examples of disproportionation reaction in aqueous solution.
Answer:
Disproportion is a type of reaction in which an element undegoes simultaneous oxidation-reduction reactions.
For example,
(1)3Cro4- + 8H+ -------2CrO42- + Cr+3 + 4H2O
(2)3MnO42- +4H+ --------2MnO4- +MnO2 +2H2O.
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