CHEMISTRY 103B, Spring 2007

Problem Set 8: 12 Points

Answer Key
Problem 1. (two points) Balance the complete electron transfer equations
below. All are in acid solution.
(a) IO-(aq) + N2H5+(aq) I2(s) + NO3-(aq)
14 IO-(aq) + N2H5+(aq) + 11 H+ 7 I2(s) + 2 NO3-(aq) + 8 H2O
(b) S4O62-(aq) + NO2-(aq) SO42-(aq) + N2(g)
3 S4O62-(aq) + 14 NO2-(aq) + 2 H2O 12 SO42-(aq) +7 N2(g) + 4 H+

Problem 2. (two points) Balance the complete electron transfer equations

below. All are in basic solution.
(a) ClO3-(aq) + Sn(s) Cl2 (g) + Sn(OH)4(s)
4 ClO3-(aq) + 5 Sn(s) + 12 H2O 2 Cl2 (g) + 5 Sn(OH)4(s) + 4 OH(b) CrO42-(aq) + NH3(aq) Cr(OH)3(s) + N2 (g)
2 CrO42-(aq) + 2 NH3(aq) + 2 H2O 2 Cr(OH)3(s) + N2 (g) + 4 OH-

Problem 3. (one point) Balance the equation below for acid solution (youll
love it)
Cr2O72-(aq) + Fe(SCN)64-(aq)
Cr3+(aq) + Fe3+(aq) + CO2(g) + NO3-(aq) + SO2(g)
Here are the two half reactions:
[Cr2O72- + 14 H+ + 6e- 2 Cr3+ + 7 H2O] x 85
[Fe(SCN)64- + 42 H2O Fe3+ + 6 CO2 + 6 NO3- + 6 SO2 + 84 H+ + 85 e-] x 6

Here is the final balanced equation:

6 Fe(SCN)64- + 85 Cr2O72- + 686 H+

6Fe3+ + 36 CO2 + 36 NO3- + 36 SO2 + 343 H2O + 170 Cr3+
Problem 4 (a, b, c, d, and e). (five points) This refers to problems 1, 2, and 3
above. On D2L enter the number of moles of electrons transferred in the
balanced equations in Problems 1(a), 1(b), 2(a). 2(b), and 3.

1(a) 14 moles e1(b) 42 moles e2(a) 20 moles e2(b) 6 moles e3 510 moles eProblem 5. (two points) Multiple choice (only one answer is fully
correct in each). Eo is cell voltage, not internal energy change.
(a) When Eo < 0
G > 0

G < 0

S > 0

S < 0

H > 0

H < 0

S > 0

S < 0

H > 0

H < 0

(b) When Eo > 0

>1

<1