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A final check of atom and charge balance confirms the equation is balanced.
Reactants | Products | |
Fe | 6 | 6 |
Cr | 2 | 2 |
O | 7 | 7 |
H | 14 | 14 |
charge | 24+ | 24+ |
Chemical reactions are classified according to similar patterns of behavior. A large number of important reactions are included in three categories: precipitation, acid-base, and oxidation-reduction (redox). Precipitation reactions involve the formation of one or more insoluble products. Acid-base reactions involve the transfer of hydrogen ions between reactants. Redox reactions involve a change in oxidation number for one or more reactant elements. Writing balanced equations for some redox reactions that occur in aqueous solutions is simplified by using a systematic approach called the half-reaction method.
Use the following equations to answer the next five questions:
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
v.
(a) Which equation describes a physical change?
(b) Which equation identifies the reactants and products of a combustion reaction?
(c) Which equation is not balanced?
(d) Which is a net ionic equation?
(a) i. The transition is from ice to liquid water. (b) iii. Combustion with oxygen generally produces both CO 2 and H 2 O. (c) iii. The balanced equation is (d) v. Only reacting ionic species are present.
Indicate what type, or types, of reaction each of the following represents:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(a) oxidation-reduction (addition); (b) acid-base (neutralization); (c) oxidation-reduction (combustion)
Indicate what type, or types, of reaction each of the following represents:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(a) oxidation-reduction (combustion); (b) oxidation-reduction; (c) acid-base (neutralization); (d) precipitation
Silver can be separated from gold because silver dissolves in nitric acid while gold does not. Is the dissolution of silver in nitric acid an acid-base reaction or an oxidation-reduction reaction? Explain your answer.
An oxidation-reduction reaction, because the oxidation state of the silver changes during the reaction.
Determine the oxidation states of the elements in the following compounds:
(a) NaI
(b) GdCl 3
(c) LiNO 3
(d) H 2 Se
(e) Mg 2 Si
(f) RbO 2 , rubidium superoxide
(g) HF
(a) Na +1, I –1; (b) Gd +3, Cl –1; (c) Li +1, N +5, O –2; (d) H +1, Se –2; (e) Mg +2, Si –4; (f) Rb +1; (g) H +1, F –1
Determine the oxidation states of the elements in the compounds listed. None of the oxygen-containing compounds are peroxides or superoxides.
(a) H 3 PO 4
(b) Al(OH) 3
(c) SeO 2
(d) KNO 2
(e) In 2 S 3
(f) P 4 O 6
(a) H +1, P +5, O –2; (b) Al +3, H +1, O –2; (c) Se +4, O –2; (d) K +1, N +3, O –2; (e) In +3, S –2; (f) P +3, O –2
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