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Redox Reactions and Chemical Equations

The document provides answers to various chemistry questions. It defines oxidation, reduction, oxidizing agent and reducing agent. It explains redox reactions and how oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously in such reactions. It discusses the importance of balancing chemical equations according to the law of conservation of mass. Sample balanced chemical equations are provided for different chemical reactions.

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Redox Reactions and Chemical Equations

The document provides answers to various chemistry questions. It defines oxidation, reduction, oxidizing agent and reducing agent. It explains redox reactions and how oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously in such reactions. It discusses the importance of balancing chemical equations according to the law of conservation of mass. Sample balanced chemical equations are provided for different chemical reactions.

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Question: Magnesium burns in oxygen to form magnesium oxide. Which element is oxidized and which element is reduced? Which element is oxidizing agent and which element is reducing agent? Our Answer: The given reaction may be written as Mg ! " # $ % &% ' $ % &% (' $i' Mg is oxidized and " is reduced. $ii' " is oxidizing agent and Mg is reducing agent. Mg" $ % &% % &% &'

Question: )efine the following :* $i' "xidising agent $ii' +educing agent. Our Answer: $i' Oxidising agent * , substance which in a reaction $a' give up oxygen or any electronegative element% $b' accept hydrogen or any electropositive element or $c' accepts electrons is called oxidizing agent. -n the reaction% . / ! 0l #/ ! .0l chlorine is oxidizing agent% as it accepts hydrogen from . /and . / is oxidized. $ii' Reducing agent 1 , substance which in a reaction $a' give up hydrogen or any electropositive element% $b' accepts oxygen or any electronegative element or $c' releases electrons is called reducing agent. -n the reaction% 2n ! 0u !/"3 * # 2n !/"3 * ! 0u 2inc is reducing agent% as it reduces 0u ! to 0u by releasing electrons. -n a chemical reaction oxidizing agent is reduced and reducing agent is oxidized. Question: -n the following e4uation of reaction% select the oxidizing agent and reducing agent: $i' 35a ! " # 5a "

$ii' /" ! . / # . " ! 6/ $iii' 2n ! 0u/"3 # 2n/"3 ! 0u $iv' . / ! 0l # .0l ! / $iv' . / ! /" # 6/ ! . " $vi' 0u" ! . #0u ! . " $vii' 7e "6 ! ,l # ,l "6 ! 7e $viii' Mn" ! 3.0l # Mn0l ! . " ! 0l Our Answer: Oxidizing agent $i' " $ii' /" $iii' 0u/"3 $iv' 0l $v' /" $vi' 0u" $vii' 7e "6 $viii' Mn" Reducing agent $i' 5a $ii' . / $iii' 2n $iv' . / $v' . / $vi' . $vii' ,l $viii' .0l.

Question: What is a redox reaction? Our Answer: , chemical reaction in which one substance is oxidized and the other is reduced ia called a redox reaction. ,ll oxidation*reduction reaction are redox reaction. Question: /how that oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously. Our Answer: $i'8et us consider a chemical reaction in which magnesium react with hydrochloric acid to form magnesium chloride and hydrogen gas. The reaction can be stated by the following e4uation as : Mg $s' ! .! 0l* # Mg !0l * ! . $ % &% ' $ %&%&' $ %&' $ %&%&' $ ' Magnesium metal loses electrons and is oxidized to Mg ! and on the other hand .! gains electrons and is reduced to . molecule. There is no change in the electronic configuration of chlorine ion. The above reaction is 9nown as a +edox reaction. $ii' 8et us consider another chemical reaction: Mg ! 0l # Mg0l :Mg!!$0l*' ; Mg 1 e # Mg!! $"xidation' $ %&% ' $ %&' 0l ! e # 0l* $+eduction' $ %&%<' $ %&%&'

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=xplain which one of the following is a redox reaction? $i' ,g5"6 ! 5a0l # ,g0l ! 5a5"6 $ii' ,l $s' ! 6 Mg$5"6' # ,l$5"6' ! 6 Mg $s' Our Answer: $ii' is a redox reaction as ,l atom loses 6 electron each and Mg atom gains electrons each. $i' is not a redox reaction as no atom or ion gains or loses any electron. Question: What is a chemical e4uation? =xplain with examples. Our Answer: The chemical language of a chemical reaction is communicated by means of chemical e4uation. -t is an expression for a given chemical change in terms of symbols and formula of reactants and products. 7or example% the reaction of zinc with dilute hydrochloric acid to give zinc chloride and hydrogen is written as: 2n ! .0l # 2n0l ! . Question: -s it necessary to obtain a balanced chemical e4uation? Why? Our Answer: ,ccording to the law of conservation of mass the total mass of reactants and products remains the same during a chemical reaction. .ence% the number of atoms of various elements on both the side are made e4ual i. e. e4uation is balanced.

Question: Write balanced chemical e4uation from the following information : $i' 0alcium carbonate on heating forms calcium oxide and carbon dioxide. $ii' "n adding a4ueous solution of sodium hydroxide to an a4ueous solution of copper sulphate% copper hydroxide is precipitated and sodium sulphate remains in solution. $iii' 0arbon$co9e' burns in air to form carbon dioxide gas $iv' "n putting a piece of sodium metal in water we get caustic soda and hydrogen gas. $v' 0alcium carbonate reacts with hydrochloric acid to give calcium chloride% water and carbon dioxide gas. $vi' 0arbon disulphide when burn in air% carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide are formed. $vii' ,luminium replaces hydrogen from sulphuric acid aluminium sulphate is formed . $viii' 7erric oxide reacts with 0" and get reduced to 7e oxidizing 0" to 0" . $ix' 2inc metal reacts with a4ueous hydrochloric acid to produce a solution of zinc

chloride and hydrogen gas. $x' When solid mercury $--' oxide is heated% li4uid mercury and oxygen gas are produced. $xi' Magnesium carbonate react with hydrochloric acid to give magnesium chloride% water and carbon dioxide gas. $xii' ,luminium react with chlorine gas to produce aluminium trichloride. $xiii' 5itrogen react with hydrogen to give ammonia. $xiv' Magnesium burns in carbon dioxide to form magnesium oxide and carbon. $xv' 0alcium and sulphur react to form calcium sulphide. $xvi' When steam is passed over red hot iron% hydrogen is given out together with oxides of iron. Our Answer: $i' 0a0"6$s'#0a"$s' ! 0" > $ii' 5a". $a4' ! 0u/"3 $a4'#0u$".' ? ! 5a /"3 $a4' $iii' 0 $s' ! " > # 0" > $iv' 5a $s' ! . " $l'# 5a". $a4' ! . > $v' 0a0"6 $s' ! .0l $a4'#0a0l $a4' ! 0" > ! . " $l' $vi' 0/ ! 6" > # 0" > ! /" > $vii' ,l $s' ! 6 . /"3$a4' # ,l $/"3'6 $a4' ! 6. > $viii' 7e "6 $s' ! 60"># 7e $s' ! 60" > $ix' 2n $s' ! .0l $a4' # 2n0l $a4' ! . > $x' .g" $s'# .g $l' ! " > $xi' Mg0"6 $s' ! .0l$a4' #Mg0l $s' ! . " $l' ! 0" > $xii' ,l $s' ! 60l > # ,l0l6 $s' $xiii' 5 > ! 6. ># 5.6 > $xiv' Mg $s' ! 0" > # Mg" $s' ! 0 $s' $xv' 0a $s' ! / $s' # 0a/ $s' $xvi' 67e $s' ! 3. " $l' # 7e6"3 $s'! . >

Question: @alance the following e4uation: A0l"6 # A0l ! " 5a 0"6 ! .0l # 5a0l ! . " ! 0" 0.3 ! " # 0" ! . " . ! 5 # 5.6 5a0l ! . /"3 # 5a /"3 ! .0l 7e ! . " # 7e6"3 ! . ./!" #."!/ Mg0"6 ! .0l # Mg0l ! . " ! 0" ,l ! 0l #,l0l6 ,l ! .0l # ,l0l6 ! . Mg ! 0" # Mg" ! 0 . !" #." . / ! /" #/ ! . "

B ! 0l #B0l6 . /"3 ! 5a". # 5a /"3 ! . " @a$".' ! .@r # @a@r ! . " A05 ! . /"3 # A /"3 ! .05 ,l ! . /"3#,l $/"3'6 ! . 0 .( ! " # 0" ! . " 0(.( ! " # 0" !. " Our Answer: A0l"6 # A0l ! 6" 5a 0"6 ! .0l # 5a0l ! . " ! 0" 0.3 ! " # 0" ! . " 6. ! 5 # 5.6 5a0l ! . /"3#5a /"3 ! .0l 67e ! 3. " # 7e6"3 ! 3. ./!" # ."! / Mg0"6 ! .0l # Mg0l ! . " ! 0" ,l ! 60l # ,l0l6 ,l ! (.0l # ,l0l6 ! 6. Mg ! 0" # Mg" ! 0 . !"# ." . / ! /" #6/ ! . " B ! 60l # B0l6 . /"3 ! 5a". # 5a /"3 ! . " @a$".' ! .@r # @a@r ! . " A05 ! . /"3#A /"3 ! .05 ,l ! 6. /"3 # ,l $/"3'6 ! 6. 0 .( ! <" #30" ! (. " 0(.( ! CD" # C 0" ! (. "

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