Chemistry
The chemical equation given below represents a redox reaction.
PbO (Lead monoxide) + H2 ⟶ Pb (Lead) + H2O
(a) Name the reactant which gets :
(i) reduced
(ii) oxidised.
(b) Which of the reactants acts as an oxidising agent ?
Related Questions
How would you show that hydrogen gas is neutral in nature ?
Give reasons for the following:
(a) Hydrogen can be used as a fuel.
(b) Though hydrogen is lighter than air it cannot be collected by downward displacement of air.
(c) A pop sound is produced when hydrogen gas is burnt.
(d) Helium has replaced hydrogen in weather observation balloons.
(e) Nitric acid is not used for the preparation of hydrogen gas.
(a) Name a process by which hydrogen gas is manufactured.
(b) Give equations for the reactions.
(c) How is hydrogen separated from carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide?
Hydrogen is a good reducing agent. What do you understand by the above statement? Explain with the help of copper oxide as an example.