Acidified dichromate(VI) as oxidising agent
What Acidified dichromate(VI) as oxidising agent means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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The ion Cr₂O₇²⁻, supplied as potassium dichromate(VI), K₂Cr₂O₇, dissolved in dilute sulfuric acid, H₂SO₄, which supplies the H⁺ ions.
Written Cr₂O₇²⁻/H⁺ and supplied practically as potassium dichromate(VI) in dilute sulfuric acid, K₂Cr₂O₇/H₂SO₄.
Topics that use Acidified dichromate(VI) as oxidising agent
- Alcohols (OCR A-Level)
- Carbonyl compounds (OCR A-Level)
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