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Balancing Redox Reactions

Balance the following redox reactions

1. SO2 (g) + HNO2 (aq) → H2SO4 (aq) + NO (g)

1 SO2 (g) + 2 HNO2 (aq) → 1 H2SO4 (aq) + 2 NO (g)

2. Al (s) + H2SO4 (aq) → Al2(SO4)3 (aq) + H2 (g)

2 Al (s) + 3 H2SO4 (aq) → 1 Al2(SO4)3 (aq) + 3 H2 (g)

3. Au3+ (aq) + I- (aq) → Au (s) + I2 (s)

2 Au3+ (aq) + 6 I- (aq) → 2 Au (s) + 3 I2 (s)

4. S2- (aq) + I2 (s) → SO42- (aq) + I- (aq)

1 S2- (aq) + 4 I2 (s) + 8 OH- (aq) → 1 SO42- (aq) + 8 I- (aq) + H2O (l)

5. H2O2 (aq) + ClO4- (aq) → O2 (g) + ClO2- (aq)

2 H2O2 (aq) + 1 ClO4- (aq) → 2 O2 (g) + 1 ClO2- (aq) + 2 H2O (l)

6. Br2 (aq) + OH- (aq) → Br- (aq) + BrO3- (aq)

3 Br2 (aq) + 6 OH- (aq) → 5 Br- (aq) + 1 BrO3- (aq) + 3 H2O (l)

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7. Mn (s) + HNO3 (aq) → Mn2+ (aq) + NO2 (g)

1 Mn (s) + 2 HNO3 (aq) + 2 H+ (aq) → 1 Mn2+ (aq) + 2 NO2 (g) + 2 H2O (l)

8. I2 (s) + OCl- (aq) → IO3- (aq) + Cl- (aq)

1 I2 (s) + 5 OCl- (aq) + 2 H2O (l) → 2 IO3- (aq) + 5 Cl- (aq) + 2 H+ (aq)

9. Cr2O72- (aq) + HNO2 (aq) → Cr3+ (aq) + NO3- (aq)

1 Cr2O72- (aq) + 3 HNO2 (aq) + 5 H+ (aq) → 2 Cr3+ (aq) + 3 NO3- (aq) + 4 H2O (l)

10. CrO42- (aq) + S2- (aq) → Cr(OH)3 (s) + S (s)

2 CrO42- (aq) + 3 S2- (aq) + 8 H2O (l) → 2 Cr(OH)3 (s) + 3 S (s) + 10 OH- (aq)

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