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Redox Reactions Oxidation Number: H S O Alcl O Fe Mno Cu

This document provides information and questions about oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions and oxidation numbers. It defines oxidation as gaining electrons or increasing in oxidation state, and reduction as losing electrons or decreasing in oxidation state. Redox reactions involve the transfer of electrons from an element being oxidized to an element being reduced. Rules are given for assigning oxidation numbers to elements in compounds and ions. Questions provide species and ask for the oxidation number of highlighted elements, and whether reactions listed are oxidation or reduction reactions.

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Redox Reactions Oxidation Number: H S O Alcl O Fe Mno Cu

This document provides information and questions about oxidation-reduction (redox) reactions and oxidation numbers. It defines oxidation as gaining electrons or increasing in oxidation state, and reduction as losing electrons or decreasing in oxidation state. Redox reactions involve the transfer of electrons from an element being oxidized to an element being reduced. Rules are given for assigning oxidation numbers to elements in compounds and ions. Questions provide species and ask for the oxidation number of highlighted elements, and whether reactions listed are oxidation or reduction reactions.

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REDOX REACTIONS Oxidation Number

1. Complete the following sentences:


(a) Oxidation is a of electrons OR an ____________ in oxidation state
(b) Reduction is a of electrons OR a ____________ in oxidation state
(c) Redox reactions involve a of electrons from the element being
_______________ to the element being ________________.

2. Complete the rules for assigning oxidation numbers by filling in the missing words.
(1) The oxidation number of an element is .
(2) The oxidation number of a monatomic ion is equal to the of the ion.
(3) In a polyatomic ion, the oxidation numbers of all the atoms in the ion add up to the
of the ion.
(4) In a compound, the sum of all the oxidation numbers of the atoms is
(5) The oxidation number of oxygen in its ions and compounds is always
except in where it is -1.
(6) The oxidation number of hydrogen in its ions and compounds is always
(7) The oxidation number of elements in compounds is often the same as their __________ if
they were an ion

3. Give the oxidation number of the bold species in each of the following substances.

H2O S8 H2O2

AlCl3 O3 Fe2O3
4.
MnO2 Cu KMnO4
Give the oxidation number of the bold species in each of the following substances.

Br- S2O32- NH4+

H2S MnO4- Cr3+

O22- Cr2O72- I-

C2O42- NO3- OCl-

SO42- MnO2 SO2


.

5. State the oxidation number of the underlined element in each of the following species.
(a) HCl (j) FeSO4
(b) CO2 (k) Fe2(CO3)3
(c) SO32- (l) KMnO4
(d) CO (m) MnI2
(e) KI (n) CaO
(f) H2O2 (o) Cr2O72-
(g) Cr(NO3)3 (p) HSO3-
(h) Br2 (q) ZnO
(i) H2SO4 (r) H2O

6. State whether each of the following reactions is an oxidation or a reduction reaction. Justify.
(a) O2- → O2
(b) I2 → I-
(c) Mg2+ → Mg
(d) HSO3- → SO42-
(e) Fe3+ → Fe2+
(f) Br2 → Br-
(g) Cr2O72- → Cr3+
(h) MnO4- → Mn2+
(i) Cl2 → Cl-
(j) H+ → H2

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