- (E) The oxidation state of oxygen in peroxide compounds is −1. The
oxidation state of the oxygen in water is −2 and in elemental oxygen is 0.
Therefore, the oxygen is being both reduced and oxidized. This process is
referred to as disproportionation. In the reaction, the hydrogen is not being
reduced or oxidized.
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