Balancing Redox Reactions by the Oxidation Number Method (11.1.2)

Question 1

• Formal charge and oxidation state (or oxidation number) are both models of what is occurring with electron distribution in a molecule or ion.

Answer 1

• Formal charge and oxidation state (or oxidation number) are both models of what is occurring with electron distribution in a molecule or ion.

Question 2

• A reaction is balanced by assigning oxidation states, balancing the transferred electrons, and balancing the redox atoms.

Answer 2

• A reaction is balanced by assigning oxidation states, balancing the transferred electrons, and balancing the redox atoms.

Question 3

• Balancing atoms of oxygen and hydrogen depends on the solution.

Answer 3

• Balancing atoms of oxygen and hydrogen depends on the solution.