Biology Exercises

Exercise 7.3 (training!!!)
1.

Find the oxidation numbers of the underlined elements in the following species.
(a)
(e)
(i)
(m)
(q)
(u)
(y)

2.

SO3
PbSO4
CoCl42CrO42SO32Ca(NO3)2
Co(NH3)43+

VO2+
CaH2
KMnO4
SCl2
N2
NaOH

(c)
(g)
(k)
(o)
(s)
(w)

HCO3[Al(OH)4]MnO42NO2FeCl3
KOCl

(d)
(h)
(l)
(p)
(t)
(x)

H2S2O7
H2O2
Cr2O72K2SO4
CH4
Pt(CO)4

Which of the following equations represent redox reactions? Specify the species being reduced in each case if applicable.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)

NaI(s) +
2K(s) +
2NH3(g)
Zn(s) +

(e) 2KBr(aq)

3.

(b)
(f)
(j)
(n)
(r)
(v)

H2SO4(l) → NaHSO4(s) + HI(g)
2H2O(l) → 2KOH(aq) + H2(g)
+ 3CuO(s) → 3Cu(s) + N2(g) + 3H2O(l)
2AgNO3(aq) → Zn(NO3)2(aq) + 2Ag(aq)
+ Cl2(aq) →

2KCl(aq) +

Br2(aq)

Balance the following redox equations.
For each of the reactions below,
(i) state and explain what would be observed; and
(ii) write an appropriate equation.
(a) adding excess sodium sulphite solution to iodine solution
(b) adding aqueous chlorine to potassium bromide solution
(c) adding excess potassium iodide solution to acidified potassium permanganate solution
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(d) adding excess iron(II) sulphate solution to acidified potassium dichromate solution
(e) adding concentrated nitric acid to magnesium ribbons
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)
(n)

5.

adding dilute nitric acid to zinc granules adding concentrated sulphuric acid to solid sodium bromide adding concentrated sulphuric acid to magnesium adding iron(II) nitrate solution to acidified potassium permanganate solution adding sodium sulphite solution to bromine water adding hydrogen sulphide to acidified potassium dichromate solution adding oxygen to potassium iodide in alkaline medium to give iodine and hydroxide adding carbon to concentrated sulphuric acid adding copper to silver nitrate