Identify the oxidising agent, reducing agent and the substance undergoing oxidation and reduction in the following reactions:

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Solution

(i) Oxidising agent H₂SO₄(ii) Reducing agent HBr
(iii) Substance oxidised HBr
(iv) Substance reduced H₂SO₄

(i) Oxidising agent CuO
(ii) Reducing agent NH₃(iii) Substance oxidised NH₃
(iv) Substance reduced CuO.

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