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Nature of compounds TeO₂ and TeH₂ is___________ and ______________respectively.
Nature of compounds TeO₂ and TeH₂ is___________ and ______________respectively.
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In general, compounds of elements in higher oxidation states tend to be oxidising agents, while compounds of elements in lower oxidation states tend to be reducing agents.
Updated On: Apr 11, 2025
- Oxidising and Reducing respectively
- Highly acidic and highly basic respectively
- Reducing and Basic respectively
- Basic and oxidising
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Solution and Explanation
TeO₂ is an oxidising agent. It is a higher oxidation state of tellurium (oxidation state +4) and behaves as an oxidising agent.
TeH₂, on the other hand, is in the lower oxidation state (+2) and behaves as a reducing agent.
Thus, TeO₂ is an oxidising agent, and TeH₂ is a reducing agent.
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