8.19. Balance the following equations in basic medium by ion-electron method and oxidation number methods and identify the oxidising agent and the reducing agent.
(a) P4(s) + OH(aq) → PH3(g) + H2PO2(aq)
(b) N2H4(l) + ClO(aq) → NO(g) + Cl-(aq)
(c) Cl2O7(g) + H2O2(aq) → ClO2(aq) + O2(g) + H+

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(a) Oxidation number method:
The oxidation number of P decreases from 0 to -3 and increases from 0 to +2. Hence,  P4?  is oxidizing as well as reducing agent.
During reduction, the total decrease in the oxidation number for 4 P atoms is 12.
During oxidation, total increase in the oxidation number for

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