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Same compound, acting as oxidizer and as reductor

woelen - 7-12-2021 at 11:09

I found this interesting reaction:

https://woelen.homescience.net/science/chem/exps/raw_materia...

Hydroxylamine can oxidize vanadium from +4 oxidation state to +5 oxidation state, but it can also reduce vanadium from +5 to +4. It depends on pH. Quite a remarkable thing, which I want to share with you.