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Offline clearsights

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Hard Reaction Problem...Help
« on: March 05, 2009, 04:55:51 PM »
I have no clue what is this question is asking for.....Could someone please help?

Identify the following for the reaction given below:

2 CrO4 (aq) + 3 SO2 (g) + 4H (aq) --->  Cr2(SO4)3 (s) + 2 H2O (l)

A. Oxidation number for all elements
B. Species being reduced
C. The reducing agent
D. The number of electrons transferred
E. Species being oxidized
F. The oxidizing agent

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Re: Hard Reaction Problem...Help
« Reply #1 on: March 05, 2009, 05:05:04 PM »

Dear clearsights;

Could this be of some help to you?:
                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidation_state
                  http://chemistry.about.com/od/generalchemistry/a/oxidationno.htm
                  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oxidation

Good Luck!
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Re: Hard Reaction Problem...Help
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2009, 01:07:21 AM »
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2 CrO4 (aq) + 3 SO2 (g) + 4H (aq) --->  Cr2(SO4)3 (s) + 2 H2O (l)


Should be
2CrO42-(aq) + 3SO2(g) + 4H+(aq) --->  Cr2(SO4)3(s) + 2H2O(l)

Charges are very important in this case
AWK

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