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In the reaction,
$\begin{aligned} 2 \mathrm{FeSO}_{4}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2} & \longrightarrow \\ & \mathrm{Fe}_{2}\left(\mathrm{SO}_{4}\right)_{3}+2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \end{aligned}$
the oxidising agent is
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$\begin{aligned} 2 \mathrm{FeSO}_{4}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{SO}_{4}+\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2} & \longrightarrow \\ & \mathrm{Fe}_{2}\left(\mathrm{SO}_{4}\right)_{3}+2 \mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O} \end{aligned}$
the oxidising agent is
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$\mathrm{H}_{2} \mathrm{O}_{2}$
Hydrogen peroxide is a powerful oxidant in acids as well as alkaline medium. It oxidises acidified ferrows sulphate to ferric sulphate.
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