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Offline petstar21

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My teacher says Im wrong but I really think im right with redox charge??
« on: June 02, 2008, 06:12:07 PM »
The equation was

H2 + S + O2 ----> 2H+ + SO4 (charge 2-)

I said it is correctly balanced charge and atoms and she said that the charge isn't balanced!
But dont the 2 prtons and -2 charge cause an equal charge of zero?
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Re: My teacher says Im wrong but I really think im right with redox charge??
« Reply #1 on: June 02, 2008, 06:41:45 PM »
You are right - charge is balanced. Oxygen is not.

Not that this equation makes any sense - hydrogen won't react with sulfur and oxygen to create dissociated sulfuric acid. No way.
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Re: My teacher says Im wrong but I really think im right with redox charge??
« Reply #2 on: June 02, 2008, 06:48:25 PM »
oops my bad!
i meant to write 2 02 but good bc I knew the charge was balanced, thanks borek! your always there to help me!
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