Authors : Lovely Sharma; Ghanshyam Upadhyay

Volume/Issue : Volume 11 - 2026, Issue 10 - October

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DOI : https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/26Oct1236

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Abstract : Ce(IV) oxidation of sucrose in aqueous H₂SO₄ was studied by monitoring the loss of oxidant iodometrically. The rate increased linearly with both [Ce(IV)] and [sucrose], giving first-order dependence on each.

Keywords : Kinetics, Oxidation, Ce (IV), Sucrose, Sulphuric Acid.

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