While sulphur dioxide and hydrogen peroxide can act as oxidising as well as reducing…

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Oxidation, reduction and redox reactions · Oxidation, reduction and redox reactions

Problem

While sulphur dioxide and hydrogen peroxide can act as oxidising as well as reducing agents in their reactions, ozone and nitric acid act only as oxidants. Why ?

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