Hydrogen peroxide acts both as an oxidizing agent as a reducing agent in alkaline solution towards certain first row transition metal ions. Illustrate both these properties of H_(2)O_(2) using chemical equations.

Hydrogen peroxide acts both as an oxidizing agent as a reducing agent

1.	Hydrogen peroxide acts both as an oxidizing agent as a reducing agent in alkaline solution towards certain first row transition metal ions. Illustrate both these properties of H_(2)O_(2) using chemical equations.
Answer» Solution :Oxidising agent : `2Cr(OH)_(3)+4NaOH+3H_(2)O_(2)to2Na_(2)CrO_(4)+8H_(2)O` Here, `Cr^(3+)"gets oxidized to"Cr^(6+)` Reducing : `2K_(3)[FE(CN)_(6)]+2KOH+H_(2)O_(2)to2K_(4)[Fe(CN)_(4)]+2H_(2)O+O_(2)` Here , `Fe^(3+)` gets reduced to `Fe^(2+).`