Q. Air can oxidize sodium sulphite in aqueous solution but cannot do so in the case of sodium arsenite. If however, air is passed through a solution containing both sodium sulphite and sodium arsenite then both are oxidized. This is an example of :
A) Positive catalysis
B) Negative catalysis
C) Induced catalysis
D) Autocatalysis
Explanation
(c)
Such a process involving oxidation of one substance in presence of other which would otherwise not been possible is called induced catalysis or better to say induced oxidation.
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