define disproportionation reaction

1.	define disproportionation reaction
Answer» This is a reaction which act as both oxidizing as well as reducing agent<br>It is a special kind of reaction in which same element undergoes oxidation as well as reduction .e.g. 2H2O2---2H20+O2,where the oxidation state of oxygen is -1 in H2O ,it oxidized to O2 (0) and reduced to -2 in H20<br>Disproportion is a chemical reaction typically a redox reaction where a molecule is transformed into two or more dissimilar product

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