1.

Arsenic acid (H3AsO4) is a highly poisonous substance that was once used as a
pesticide. The reaction of elemental zinc with arsenic acid in acidic solution yields arsine
(AsH3, a highly toxic and unstable gas) and Zn2+(aq). Balance the equation for this
reaction using oxidation states:

H3AsO4(aq)+Zn(s)→AsH3(g)+Zn2+(aq)

2. The commercial solid drain cleaner, Drano, contains a mixture of sodium hydroxide
and powdered aluminum. The sodium hydroxide dissolves in standing water to form a
strongly basic solution, capable of slowly dissolving organic substances, such as hair,
that may be clogging the drain. The aluminum dissolves in the strongly basic solution to
produce bubbles of hydrogen gas that agitate the solution to help break up the clogs.
The reaction is as follows:

Al(s)+H2O(aq)→[Al(OH)4]−(aq)+H2(g)
3. The reaction of Cr2+(aq) with manganese dioxide (MnO2) in the presence of
dilute acid.

4. Copper commonly occurs as the sulfide mineral CuS. The first step in extracting
copper from CuS is to dissolve the mineral in nitric acid, which oxidizes the sulfide to
sulfate and reduces nitric acid to NO. Balance the equation for this reaction using
oxidation states:

5. The permanganate ion reacts with nitrite ion in basic solution to produce
manganese(IV) oxide and nitrate ion. Write a balanced chemical equation for the
reaction.

Answers
Answers

2HNO3 + 3H3PO3  2NO + 3H3PO4 + H2O14H+ + Cr2O I -  2Cr+3 + 3I2 + 7H2O3As2O3 + 4H+ +
4NO3- + 7H2O  6H3AsO4 + 4NOCuS + 2NO3- + 4H+  Cu+2 + 2NO2 + S + 2H2OH2SeO3 + 4Br -
+ 4H+  Se + 2Br2 + 3H2O6Fe+2 + Cr2O H+  6Fe+3 + 2Cr+3 + 7H2O3HS - + IO3- + 3H+  I - + 3S +
3H2O16H+ + 2CrO I -  2Cr+3 + 3I2 + 8H2O8H+ + IO4- + 7I -  4I2 + 4H2O6H+ + 2MnO4- + 5H2O2
 2Mn+2 + 5O2 + 8H2O8H+ + H3AsO4 + 4Zn  AsH3 + 4Zn+2 + 4H2O
H3AsO4(aq)+4Zn(s)+8H+(aq)→AsH3(g)+4Zn2+(aq)+4H2O(l) 2Al(s)+2OH−(aq)
+6H2O(l)→2[Al(OH)4]−(aq)+3H2(g)

MnO2(s)+2Cr2+(aq)+4H+(aq)→2Cr3+(aq)+Mn2+(aq)+2H2O(l)

3CuS(s)+8H+(aq)+8NO−3(aq)→3Cu2+(aq)+8NO(g)+3SO2−4(aq)+4H2O(l)

2MnO−4(aq)+3NO−2(aq)+H2O(l)→2MnO2(s)+3NO−3(aq)+2OH−(aq)