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Offline portugal

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reduction equation
« on: August 30, 2007, 03:33:23 AM »
NaBH4 -> NaBO2

i cant balance this in terms of reduction. could someone help me

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Re: reduction equation
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2007, 07:01:30 AM »
This is most likely because you have omitted one of the reactants and one of the products.

Hint: Where does the oxygen come from?
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Re: reduction equation
« Reply #2 on: August 30, 2007, 04:44:53 PM »
may be?? NaBH4 + 2H2O->4H2 + NaBO2
earth is larger than a molecule

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