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Balancing Redox Reactions

Chemistry ⇒ Redox Reactions and Electrochemistry

Balancing Redox Reactions starts at 10 and continues till grade 12. QuestionsToday has an evolving set of questions to continuously challenge students so that their knowledge grows in Balancing Redox Reactions. How you perform is determined by your score and the time you take. When you play a quiz, your answers are evaluated in concept instead of actual words and definitions used.
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Assign the oxidation number to carbon in CO_2.
Assign the oxidation number to chlorine in ClO_3^-.
Assign the oxidation number to nitrogen in NO_3^-.
Assign the oxidation number to sulfur in H_2SO_4.
Balance the following redox reaction in acidic solution: Cr_2O_7^{2-} + SO_3^{2-} \rightarrow Cr^{3+} + SO_4^{2-}
Balance the following redox reaction in acidic solution: H_2O_2 + MnO_4^- \rightarrow O_2 + Mn^{2+}
Balance the following redox reaction in acidic solution: IO_3^- + I^- \rightarrow I_2
Balance the following redox reaction in acidic solution: MnO_4^- + Fe^{2+} \rightarrow Mn^{2+} + Fe^{3+}
Balance the following redox reaction in acidic solution: NO_3^- + Cu \rightarrow NO + Cu^{2+}
Balance the following redox reaction in basic solution: BrO_3^- + S_2O_3^{2-} \rightarrow Br^- + SO_4^{2-}
Balance the following redox reaction in basic solution: ClO^- + I^- \rightarrow Cl^- + IO_3^-
Balance the following redox reaction in basic solution: MnO_4^- + C_2O_4^{2-} \rightarrow MnO_2 + CO_3^{2-}
Explain why balancing redox reactions is important in chemistry.
In the context of redox reactions, what does the term 'half-reaction' mean?
In the reaction 2H_2O_2 \rightarrow 2H_2O + O_2, which element is both oxidized and reduced?
In the reaction: 2Al + 3CuSO_4 \rightarrow Al_2(SO_4)_3 + 3Cu, which element is oxidized?
What is the first step in balancing a redox reaction using the half-reaction method?