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JEE Main · Chemistry · Hydrogen

Oxidizing Action of H2O2

JEE Main asked Oxidizing Action of H2O2 3 times in 3 of the 108 shifts Lumi analysed, in 2021 and 2022. It belongs to Hydrogen and Hydrides, in Hydrogen (Chemistry). The longest wait between two years asking it was 1 year. In 2021 it came in more than one shift of the same year.

Updated 2026-10-24

Times asked
3
in 3 shifts
Years
2 of 8
First asked
2021
last in 2022
Pattern
Occasional
across the analysed shifts

Questions on this idea a shift, by year

2017–2026. Asked in 2021 and 2022. Years differ in how many shifts Lumi analysed, so each year is scaled to one shift of 25 Chemistry questions.

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Raw count: 2017: 0 in 1 shift · 2020: 0 in 12 shifts · 2021: 2 in 24 shifts · 2022: 1 in 24 shifts · 2023: 0 in 12 shifts · 2024: 0 in 18 shifts · 2025: 0 in 8 shifts · 2026: 0 in 9 shifts.

Shift by shift

Each square is one analysed shift, in date order. Open a filled one for that paper.

  • 20260 of 9
  • 20250 of 8
  • 20240 of 18
  • 20230 of 12
  • 20221 of 24
  • 20212 of 24
  • 20200 of 12
  • 20170 of 1

Asked in that shift More than once Not asked

How JEE Main framed it

Other is the usual form. Skill tested: application.

  • Statement i/ii on hydrogen peroxide
  • Reactions shown by h2o2 in basic medium

Difficulty

Easy 1Medium 2Hard 0

Every question was multiple choice.

Every question

All 3 questions

From the official JEE Main shift papers, newest first. Open one for the full question, the options and the official answer.

  1. 27 Jul 2022, Shift 1 · Q68Given below are two statements. Statement I: Hydrogen peroxide can act as an oxidizing agent in both acidic and basic conditions.…MediumTwo statements
  2. 18 Mar 2021, Shift 2 · Q36In basic medium, H2O2\mathrm{H_2O_2} exhibits which of the following reactions ? (A) Mn2+→Mn4+\mathrm{Mn^{2+}} \rightarrow \mathrm{Mn^{4+}} (B)…MediumOther
  3. 25 Feb 2021, Shift 1 · Q36Which of the following equation depicts the oxidizing nature of H2O2\mathrm{H_2O_2} ?EasySingle correct

Shifts: 25 Feb 2021, Shift 1, 18 Mar 2021, Shift 2, 27 Jul 2022, Shift 1.

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