REDOX EXEARCISE 2.

- Balance the following equations, determine whether they are redox reactions, if that is the case, indicate the oxidizing and reducing agents a) CaO (s) + SO2 (g) ----------> CaSO3 (s) NOT REDOX

b) Fe (s) + CuSO4 (aq) ----------> FeSO4 (aq) + Cu (s) OHR Fe -> Fe RHR Cu
2+ 2+

+2e

+ 2 e -> Cu
2+

BALANCED EQUATION Fe (s) + Cu

(aq) ----------> Fe

2+

(aq) + Cu (s)

Fe (s) + CuSO4 (aq) ----------> FeSO4 (aq) + Cu (s) REDUCING AGENT Fe; OXIDIZING AGENT Cu c) Zn (s) + HCl (aq) ----------> ZnCl2 ( aq) +H2 (g) OHR Zn -> Zn
+ 2+ 2+

+2e

RHR 2H + 2 e -> 2H BALANCED EQUATION Zn (s) + 2H (aq) ----------> Zn ( aq) + 2H (g) Zn (s) + 2 HCl (aq) ----------> ZnCl2 ( aq) +H2 (g) REDUCING AGENT Zn ; OXIDIZING AGENT H
+ + 2+

d)2 KI (aq) + Pb(NO3)2 ------------> 2 KNO3 (aq) + PbI2 (s) NOT REDOX e) HNO3 (aq) + NaOH (aq) --------> f) Fe (s) + S8(s) ------> FeS(s) OHR (Fe -> Fe
2+

H2O (l)+ NaNO3 (aq) NOT REDOX

+2e) X8
22+

RHR 8 S + 16 e -> 8 S

BALANCED EQUATION 8Fe (s) + 8S (s) ----------> 8Fe 8Fe (s) + S8 ----------> 8FeS REDUCING AGENT Fe ; OXIDIZING AGENT S8

+8S

2-

g) CS2 (l) + O2 (g) -----------> CO2(g) + SO2 (g) OHR 2S -> 2S + 12 e RHR (2 O + 4 e -> 2 O ) X 3 BALANCED EQUATION 2 S + 6 O ----------> 2 S CS2 (l) + 3 O2 (g) -----------> CO2(g) + 2 SO2 (g) REDUCING AGENT S h) P4 (s) +
22+4 22+4

+6O

2-

; OXIDIZING AGENT O2 P4O10 (s)

O2 (g) -------->
5+

OHR 4P -> 4 P

+ 20 e
25+

RHR 10 O + 20 e -> 10 O

BALANCED EQUATION 4 P + 10 O ----------> 4P P4 (s) + 5 O2 (g) --------> P4O10 (s) REDUCING AGENT P4 ; OXIDIZING AGENT O2 i) Co(s) + Cl2 (g) ---------> CoCl2 (s)
2+

+ 10 O

2-

OHR Co -> Co

+2e
2+

RHR 2 Cl + 2 e -> 2 Cl

BALANCED EQUATION Co + 2 Cl ----------> 2 Cl + Co Co (s) + Cl2 (g) ---------> CoCl2 (s) REDUCING AGENT Co ; OXIDIZING AGENT Cl2 j) ZnO (s) + C (s) -----------> OHR C -> C RHR (Zn
2+ 4+

Zn (g) +

CO2

+4e

+ 2 e -> Zn ) X 2
2+

BALANCED EQUATION C + 2 Zn 2 ZnO (s) + C (s) ----------->

----------> 2 Zn + C CO2
2+

4+

2 Zn (g) +

REDUCING AGENT C ; OXIDIZING AGENT Zn