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sinthreck
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Oxidation Numbers
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November 09, 2010, 05:40:47 AM »
2KCl + MnO
2
+ 2H
2
SO
4
K
2
SO
4
+
MnSO
4
+ Cl
2
+ 2H
2
O
I can't understand how the textbook gets the result for MnSO
4
:
Mn: +2
S: +6
O: -2
The oxygen is simple enough but how do they know the other elements....
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opti384
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Re: Oxidation Numbers
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November 09, 2010, 06:22:05 AM »
MnSO_4 is an ionic substance consisting of Mn
2+
and SO_4^2-.
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Re: Oxidation Numbers
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November 09, 2010, 07:39:41 PM »
oh yes, I forgot how SO
4
has a charge of 2 minus
Thanks !
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