Answer to Question #189878 in General Chemistry for Ahmad

Question

Disproportionation Reaction of hydrogen peroxide rakes place under which conditions :

(explain temperature, con. or dilute solution and presence of catalyst or not)

Answer 1

The requirement for disproportionation reaction to occur is, the element undergoing disproportionation should exhibit minimum three different oxidation states and the element must be less stable in a particular oxidation state from which it can be both oxidized as well as reduced to relatively more stable oxidation states.