The oxidising strength of Cr2O72- is greatest in a solution of pH?
The oxidising strength of Cr2O72-
is greatest in a solution of pH
1.0
3.0
7.0
10.0
13.0
The oxidising strength of Cr2O72-
is greatest in a solution of pH
1.0
3.0
7.0
10.0
13.0
2 Answers
Well, typically we deploy dichromate oxidants in AN ACIDIC solution....
Explanation:
And so I suppose that
In an acid milieu dichromate undergoes reduction to chromic ion...
Some chromate ion,
pH 1
Explanation:
You can compare the relative strengths of oxidising agents by consulting a table of standard electrode potentials (
The more +ve the value, the greater is the ability to take in electrons and cause oxidation.
These are under standard conditions where pH = 0 so pH 1 is the closest.
In high pH conditions chromium(VI) is present as yellow
As you can see the value is much less +ve so you would not expect it to be such a good oxidising agent at high pH values.