NCERT Exercise 7.20 - Redox Reactions

Question: Explain the disproportionation of cyanogen in basic medium.

Answer: Carbon in (CN)2 is +3; it forms CN- with C +2 and CNO- with C +4, so the same carbon is reduced and oxidised.

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