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Balancing Redox Reactions

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The passage discusses balancing redox reactions through half-reaction and acid-base techniques.

Redox reactions are chemical reactions where oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.

Redox reactions are balanced by using the half-reaction method, where the reaction is broken into separate oxidation and reduction half-reactions.

Balancing Redox Reactions

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Balance the following reactions using the Half-Reaction technique. Refer to the instructions and the example of the permanganate-oxalate reaction. 1) 1 x 2 x Fe3+ 2IFe3+ + + + + + II2 1e2IBrBr2 2e Hg22+ Zn2+ Hg22+ + + Br2 + Fe2+ + 2eFe2+ 2Fe2+ Br2 2e2Cl+ I2

2Fe3+ 2) 1 x 1 x Cl2 3) 1 x 1 x Zn 4) 1 x 1 x 2I5) 1 x 1 x Cu 6) 8 x 3 x I2e2I+ Zn Zn 2e+ Cl2 2BrCl2

+ Cl-

I2

+ 2Br+ +

+ 2ClZn2+ 2e2Hg + + Hg

Hg22+ + +

Zn2+

2Hg I2 Cu2+ NO2+ I2 ClO3+ + + + ClO3+ H2O + + H2O + H2O

ClO4ClO4I2

+ H+ + 2H+ 2e-

ClO4-

+ 2H+

ClO3NO2H2O + H2O

H2O

Cu + Cu 2e- + + H2S + 6e- + 8H2S

NO3+ H+ 2+ Cu + 2eNO3+ 2H+ + 2H+

NO3-

Cu2+

NO2+ +

Cr2O72Cr2O72 S8 +

+ H+ Cr3+ + + 14H 2Cr3+ + + 16H + 16e64H+ 16Cr3+

S8 7H2O

H2O

24H2S + 8Cr2O727) 2 x 3 x

+ 3S8

+ 56H2O H2O

MnO4+ C2O42- + OHMnO4 + 3e+ 2H2O 2C2O4 + 4OH 2CO32-

MnO2 + MnO2 + 2H2O + + 6CO32-

CO32- + + 4OH2e+ 2H2O

2MnO4- + 3C2O42- + 4OH-

2MnO2

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Balance the following in acid solution. (To balance the oxygen, add H+s to one side of the reaction and H2Os to the other side.) 8) 2 5 MnO4 MnO4 H2O 6H+ + Cu 4H+ 3Cu + + NO2 Mn2+ + 5e + 8H+ + NO2 2H+ + 2MnO4 + 5NO2 + NO3 NO + 3e + NO3 Cu Cu2+ + 2NO3 + 8H+ + NO3 Mn2+ + 4H2O NO3 + 2e 2Mn2+ + 5NO3

3H2O

9) 2 3

+ Cu2+ NO 2e 2NO

+ +

2H2O 3Cu2+ + 4H2O

10) Fe3+ + 6 1e 1 7H2O + 6Fe3+ + 11) MnO4 5 2 MnO4 2MnO4

Cr3+ Cr2O72 + + Fe3+ Fe2+ 2Cr3+ Cr2O72 7H2O + 2Cr3+

Fe2+ + 6e Cr2O72 + + 14H+ 6Fe2++ 14H+

+ H2O Mn2+ + H2O2 2H2O H2O2 + 2e + 2H+ + + 5e + 8H Mn2+ + + + 2H2O + 6H 2Mn2+ + + Hg Au + 3e Au 2Hg Hg2Cl2 6Hg 2Au + + Hg2Cl2 + 4Cl + 2e 3Hg2Cl2 +

4H2O 5H2O2 + Cl

12) AuCl4 2 AuCl4 3 2Cl + 2AuCl4 + 13) NO3 2 NO3 3 2H2O 2H2O +

2Cl

+ SO2 + 3e + SO2 2NO3 +

SO42 + NO + 4H+ 2H2O SO42 + 2e 3SO2 3SO42

+ + +

NO 4H+ 2NO

4H+

14) N2H5+ + SbCl4 SbCl6 + NH4+ (Hint: Cl is also present.) 1 2Cl + SbCl4 SbCl6 + 2e + + 1 N2H5 + 3H + 2e 2NH4+ + + 3H + 2Cl + N2H5 + SbCl4 SbCl6

2NH4+

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Balance the following in basic solution. (To balance the oxygen, add OHs to one side of the reaction and H2Os to the other side.) 15) Sn(OH)3 2 3e 3 Sn(OH)3 3Sn(OH)3 16) NO2 1 2OH 1 1e 2NO2 + 17) MnO4 3 2OH 2 MnO4 2MnO4 18) N2H4 1 N2H4 2 2e N2H4 + 19) Al 2 Al 3 2e 3Al + + Bi(OH)3 Sn(OH)62 + Bi Bi(OH)3 Bi + 3OH + 3OH Sn(OH)62 + 2e 2Bi(OH)3 + 3OH 3Sn(OH)62

+ +

2Bi

NO3 + NO2 + NO2 NO3 + NO2 NO2 2OH NO3 +

1e +

+ H2O

H2O

NO2

+ +

+ NO2 MnO2 NO2 NO3 + + 3e + 2H2O 3NO2 + H2O

+ NO3 2e + MnO2 MnO2 + Cu 4H2O + + 2OH + 2Cu

H2O + 4OH + NO3

2OH

+ Cu(OH)2 N2 + 4OH N2 + + Cu(OH)2 Cu 2Cu(OH)2 N2 + H2O + 6OH + 2H2O 6OH +

4e + 4H2O

Al(OH)63 + H2 Al(OH)63 + 3e H2 + 2OH 6H2O 2Al(OH)63 +

3H2

20) Cr(OH)3 3 2H2O + 2 Cr(OH)3 2Cr(OH)3 21) 3 2 3Zn Zn Zn 3e + + + + 2CrO42

+ H2O2 CrO42 + 2e + H2O2 2H2O + 5OH CrO42 + + 3H2O2 + 4OH

H2O + 2OH 4H2O + 2CrO42

3e + 8H2O

CrO42 [Zn(OH)4]2 + Cr(OH)3 4OH [Zn(OH)4]2 + 2e 2 CrO4 + 4H2O Cr(OH)3 + 5OH + 2OH + 8H2O 3[Zn(OH)4]2 +2Cr(OH)3

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