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Hydrogen Peroxide Can Act as an Oxidizing Agent or a Reducing

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Hydrogen peroxide can act as an oxidizing agent or a reducing agent.The reaction of hydrogen peroxide with permanganate ion in acidic solution is shown below.
H2O2(aq)+ 2 MnO4-(aq)+ 6 H+ → 5 O2(g)+ 2 Mn2+(aq)+ 8 H2O(l)
In this reaction hydrogen peroxide acts as the ________ agent,and the ________ atom undergoes a change in oxidation number from ________ to ________.

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