JEE Main 12 Jan 2019 Morning Question 16
Question: Iodine reacts with concentrated $ HNO _3 $ to yield Y along with other products. The oxidation state of iodine in Y, is [JEE Main Online Paper Held On 12-Jan-2019 Morning]
Options:
A) 5
B) 1
C) 7
D) 3
Show Answer
Answer:
Correct Answer: A
Solution:
$ \underset{Conc.}{\mathop{I _2+10HNO _3}},\to \underset{(Y)}{\mathop{2HIO _3}},+10NO _2+4H _2O $
Let oxidation state of I be x $ +1+x+3(-2)-0 $ $ x=+5 $
