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1WS Grade 10 IG Chemistry 24-25 - Reduction and Oxidation

The document is a chemistry worksheet for Grade X IGCSE students focusing on reduction and oxidation concepts. It includes questions on oxidation states, identifying oxidized and reduced substances in reactions, and determining redox reactions. Additionally, it covers a specific reaction involving cadmium sulfide and iodine, requiring students to balance equations and analyze the reaction's properties.

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1WS Grade 10 IG Chemistry 24-25 - Reduction and Oxidation

The document is a chemistry worksheet for Grade X IGCSE students focusing on reduction and oxidation concepts. It includes questions on oxidation states, identifying oxidized and reduced substances in reactions, and determining redox reactions. Additionally, it covers a specific reaction involving cadmium sulfide and iodine, requiring students to balance equations and analyze the reaction's properties.

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Name: Subject: Chemistry


Date: Grade: X IGCSE
Reduction and Oxidation
1 What are the oxidation states of the following elements?

(a) chromium in Cr2O3 (e) tin in SnCl2


(b) sulfur in H2S (f) nitrogen in NH4Cl
(c) hydrogen in NaH (g) oxygen in H2O2
manganese in MnO4 -
(d) manganese in MnO2 (h)

2 In which of the following reactions is the underlined substance oxidised by the


other substance? Put a tick in the boxes beside those equations.

(a) Mg + 2H+  Mg2+ + H2 □


(b) Cl2 + 2Na  2Cl- + 2Na+ □
(c) CaCO3 + 2H+  Ca2+ + CO2 + H2O □
(d) 2H+ + CuO  H2O + Cu2+ □
(e) 3CuO + 2NH3  3Cu + N2 + 3H2O □
3 In which of the following changes is the first substance reduced? Put a tick in
the boxes beside those equations.

(a) NaCl into NaClO □ (d) HCl into Cl2 □


(b) Na2SO3 into Na2SO4 □ (e) NO into N2 □
(c) CO2 into CO □ (f) ZnCl2 into Zn □
4 Which of the following represent redox reactions?

(a) Ba2+ (aq) + SO42- (aq)  BaSO4 (s) □


(b) Br2 (g) + 2I- (aq)  2Br- (aq) + I2 (aq) □
(c) Cl2 (aq) + S2- (aq)  S (s) + 2Cl- (aq) □
(d) NH3 (g) + HPO42- (aq)  NH4+ (aq) + PO43- (aq) □
(e) NH3 (g) + HCl (g)  NH4Cl (s) □
(f) Mg (s) + H2SO4 (aq)  MgSO4 (aq) + H2 (g) □
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5 Iron(II) ions react with chlorine according to the equation:
2Fe2+ + Cl2 2Fe3+ + 2Cl-

(a) Name the reducing agent

(b) Using the concept of electron transfer, explain your answer to (a).

6 In each of the following equations, explain whether dilute sulfuric acid is acting
as an oxidising agent, a reducing agent or neither.

(a) Zn + H2SO4 ZnSO4 + H2

(b) ZnO + H2SO4 ZnSO4 + H2O

7 Cadmium sulfide is usually used as a pigment in the manufacture of premium


paints because of its good thermal stability and chemical resistance. In one of
its reactions, 1.44 grams of cadmium sulfide reacts with 0.005 moles of aqueous
iodine in acidic conditions according to the equation:
CdS + I2 + HCl  CdCl2 + HI + S

(a) Write the balanced form of the chemical equation.

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(b) Identify the substance that is being oxidized. Explain your answer.

(c) Explain whether this reaction is a redox reaction.

(d) If 30 cm3 of hydrochloric acid with molarity 1M was added to the


reaction above, calculate the mass of sulfur formed at the end of the
reaction.

(e) State one possible observation of the reaction.

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