Chemistry · 2026
JEE Main · 22 January 2026, Shift 2 · Q55
Consider the following reduction processes: Al^3++3 e^- → Al ( s ), E^°=-1.66 V; Fe^3++ e^- → Fe^2+, E^°=+0.77 V; Co^3++ e^- → Co^2+, E^°=+1.81 V;…
Consider the following reduction processes :
$$\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{Al}^{3+}+3 \mathrm{e}^{-} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Al}(\mathrm{~s}), \mathrm{E}^{\circ}=-1.66 \mathrm{~V} \\
& \mathrm{Fe}^{3+}+\mathrm{e}^{-} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Fe}^{2+}, \mathrm{E}^{\circ}=+0.77 \mathrm{~V} \\
& \mathrm{Co}^{3+}+\mathrm{e}^{-} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Co}^{2+}, \mathrm{E}^{\circ}=+1.81 \mathrm{~V} \\
& \mathrm{Cr}^{3+}+3 \mathrm{e}^{-} \longrightarrow \mathrm{Cr}(\mathrm{~s}), \mathrm{E}^{\circ}=-0.74 \mathrm{~V}
\end{aligned}
$$
The tendency to act as reducing agent decreases in the order :
Official answer
From NTA’s final answer key for this paper.
(2)
$\displaystyle \mathrm{Al}>\mathrm{Cr}>\mathrm{Fe}^{2+}>\mathrm{Co}^{2+}$
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