Balancing of Redox Reactions

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Balancing of Redox Reactions: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Balancing of Redox Reactions, Oxidation Number Method, Balancing Redox reactions by Half-Reaction Method in Acidic Medium & Balancing Redox Reactions by Half-Reaction Method in Basic Medium etc.

Important Questions on Balancing of Redox Reactions

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Which of the following reactions are balanced

(i) Cr2O7aq2-+3H2Sg +8Haq+2Craq3++3Ss+7H2Ol

(ii)  2Cu2+(aq)+4I(aq)Cu2I2(s)+I2(g)

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The number of moles of   KMnO4 reduced by one mole of   KI In alkaline medium is:

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Which of the following is a redox reaction?

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The values of x and y in the following redox reaction,
x Cl2+6 OH-ClO3-+y Cl-+3 H2O are

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Balance the following equations by ion electron method.

Zn+NO3-Zn2++NO

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The number of moles of ferrous oxalate oxidized by one mole of KMnO4 in an acidic medium is

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In the chemical change:
aN2H4+bBrO3-aN2+bBr-+6H2O, answer the following question:

What are the values of a and b in the reaction respectively:

aN2H4+bBrO3-3N2+2Br-+6H2O

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What will be the ratio of number of moles of cerric ammonium sulphate required per mole of ferrous ammonium sulphate to the number of moles of KMnO4 required per mole of ferrous ammonium sulphate?(Cerric ammonium sulphate and potassium permanganate are used as oxidising agents in acidic medium for oxidation of ferrous ammonium sulphate to ferric sulpahte.)

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In the reaction

8Al+3Fe3O44Al2O3+9Fe

The number of electrons transferred from the reductant to the oxidant is

 

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The Mn3+ ion is unstable in solution and undergoes disproportionation to give Mn2+, MnO2 and H+ ion. Write a balanced ionic equation for the reaction. and stoichiometric coefficients for Mn3+,MnO2 and H+ may be

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In the balanced chemical equation
IO3-+aI-+bH+cH2O+dI2
a, b, c and d are respectively.

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The ratio of coefficients of HNO3,Fe(NO3)2 and NH4NO3 in the following redox equation.
Fe+HNO3Fe(NO3)2+NH4NO3+H2O in the balance form will be

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The reaction Cl2 (g) + S2O32-SO42- + Cl is to be carried out in basic medium. Starting with 0.15 mole of Cl2 , 0.010 moles of S2O32- and 0.30 moles of OH , how many milli moles of OH will be left in solution after the reaction is complete ? Assume no other reaction occurs.

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When copper is treated with a certain concentration of nitric acid, nitric oxide and nitrogen dioxide are liberated in equal volumes according to the equation,
xCu+yHNO3CuNO32+NO+NO2+H2O
The coefficients of x and y are respectively

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How many mole of H2C2O4 oxidized separately by one mole of KMnO4 in acid medium.

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How many moles of FeSO4 oxidized separately by one mole of KMnO4 in acid medium?

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The reaction

5H2O2+XClO2+2OH-XCl-+YO2+6H2O is balanced if -

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In the following reaction:

x KMnO4+y NH3KNO3+MnO2+KOH+H2O

X and y are

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In the following equation :
ClO3+ 6H++ XCl+3H2O, then X is -

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In balancing the half reaction, S2O32-Ss, the number of electrons that must be added is -