salt (ammonium iron (II) sulphate) Introduction Oxidation numbers describe the number of electrons the atom will gain or lose during a reaction. Each atom in an equation can be assigned an oxidation number according to certain rules. If the oxidation number of an atom increases as you go from the left side to the right side if an equation‚ oxidation has occurred (electrons have been lost); if the oxidation number decreases‚ reduction has occurred (electrons have been gained).
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OxidatiOn and ReductiOn OxidatiOn & ReductiOn 9.2 9 Introduction to oxidation and reduction Redox equations Some common oxidising agents and reducing agents (EXT) 9.3 Reactivity 9.4 Voltaic cells 19.1 Standard electrode potentials (AHL) 9.5 Electrolytic cells 19.2 cORe 9.1 Electrolysis (AHL) TOK Are oxidation numbers real? I remember contemplating on the nature of reality back in Chapters 2 and 4‚ with regard to electrons and hybridization respectively
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or species in solution. Basically‚ an oxidation-reduction reaction (redox reaction) is a reaction in which electrons are transferred between species or in which atoms change oxidation numbers. Oxidation is the portion of the redox reaction in which there is a loss of electrons by a species or an increase in the oxidation number of an atom. Reduction is the part of a reaction in which there is a gain of electrons by a species or a decrease in the oxidation number of an atom. Something that is oxidized
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If the oxidation number of an atom decreases in a reaction‚ it indicates a gain of electrons. • You can balance an equation by finding the coefficients that make the number of electrons lost by one atom of one element equal to the number of electrons gained
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reactions. They are also known as oxidation-reduction reactions. This reaction passes one or more electrons from one species to another. The species that loses electrons are being oxidized while the species that gains electrons are reduced. The reaction occurs simultaneously. Numbers are given to each element in a chemical reaction to help us find out which element is oxidized and which is reduced. According to the Error: Reference source not foundduring a reaction‚ the oxidation number of an element increases
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consists of an electrode and electrolyte and a salt bridge. In a galvanic cell one metal can undergo reduction and the other oxidation. A typical galvanic cell is based on the spontaneous redox reaction: Net Ionic Equation Zn(s) + Cu2+(aq) → Zn2+(aq) + Cu(s) Half Equations Zn(s) → Zn2+(aq) + 2e– Cu2+(aq) + 2e– → Cu(s) The anode will undergo reduction (Zinc) and the cathode will undergo oxidation (Copper) The two half cells must be physically separated so that the solutions do not mix together
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if a voltage is created by a chemical reaction as in a battery‚ it is an electrochemical reaction. In contrast‚ chemical reactions where electrons are transferred between molecules are called oxidation/reduction (redox) reactions. In general‚ electrochemistry deals with situations where oxidation and reduction reactions are separated in space or time‚ connected by an external electric circuit to understand each process. |Contents
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the balanced chemical equation for the decomposition of water to its elements. 2H2O(l) 2H2(g) + O2(g) 2. (a) Assign oxidation states to the hydrogen and oxygen atoms in each substance in the above chemical equation. The oxidation state of H2(g) and O2(g) is zero‚ because they are in their normal state. (b) Based on the changes in oxidation states for each atom‚ identify the atom that is oxidized and the atom that is reduced in the decomposition of water. Hydrogen atom is reduced
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90696 906960 For Supervisor’s use only 3 Level 3 Chemistry‚ 2008 90696 Describe oxidation-reduction processes Credits: Three 9.30 am Friday 28 November 2008 Check that the National Student Number (NSN) on your admission slip is the same as the number at the top of this page. You should answer ALL the questions in this booklet. A periodic table is provided on the Resource Sheet L3–CHEMR. If you need more space for any answer‚ use the page(s) provided at the back of this booklet and clearly
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solutions the permanganate ion undergoes reduction to manganese (2+) ion. Since the permanganate ion is violet and the manganese ion is colorless‚ the end point in the titrations using potassium permanganate as the titrant can be taken as the first permanent pink color that appears in the solution. This titration involves the oxidation of Fe2+ ions to Fe3+ ions by the permanganate ion‚ and is carried out in sulfuric acid solution to prevent the air oxidation of the ferrous ion. The end point of the
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