MHT CET20228 Aug 2022Evening ShiftChemistryRedox ReactionsActual
Identify correct statement for following reaction. 3 Br ₂+6 CO ₃ ²⁻+3 H ₂ O 5 Br ⁻+ BrO ₃ ⁻+6 HCO ₃⁻
Options
- ABromine is neither reduced nor oxidised
- BBromine is oxidised and carbonate is reduced
- CBromine is reduced and water is oxidised
- DBromine is both reduced and oxidised
Correct answer
D. Bromine is both reduced and oxidised
Step-by-step solution
Br ₂ is undergoing oxidation as well as reduction.