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Chemistry*122*(General*College*Chemistry*I)6*Spring*2019*
Discussion*Worksheet*Week*6*(Coordinated*by*Dr.*R.*Hatfield)*
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Topics:!!oxidation/reduction!reactions,!rules!for!assigning!oxidation!numbers,!oxidizing!and!
reducing!agents,!stoichiometry!and!redox!titration,!combination,!decomposition,!single!
displacement!and!combustion!reactions!
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Relevant!Chapters!in!Silberberg,!8e:!4.5/4.6!!
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Student!Directions:!!Try!all!problems!with!your!best%effort,!and!bring!your!work!to!
discussion.!!Use!your!text!as!a!resource!for!any!constants!or!relationships!needed!which!are!
not!given!in!the!problem.!You!may!have!to!work!ahead!depending!on!your!discussion!day.!!
After%these%topics%are%presented%in%lecture,%rework%any%problems%you%struggled%with.!
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1. Give!the!oxidation*number*of*sulfur!in!each!of!the!following!formulas:!
(a) H2S!!
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(b) SO42/!
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(c) S8!
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(d) Al2(SO3)3!
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2. Balance!each!redox!reaction.!Then,!classify!each!reaction!as!combination,!
decomposition!or!displacement.!!Identify!the!oxidizing!and!reducing!agents.!
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(a) NO(g)!+!O2(g)!!→!!N2O4(l)!
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(b) Cr(NO3)3(aq)!+!Al(s)!→!!Al(NO3)3(aq)!+!Cr(s)!
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Follow!up!question:!How!do!you!know!if!this!reaction!actually!occurs?!!If!Fe(s)!is!
used!in!place!of!Al(s)!in!the!above!reaction,!does!it!still!occur?!Explain.!
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(c)!!LiCl(l)!!!→!!!!!Li(l)!+!!Cl2(g)!!!!
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Why!does!this!metal!halide!produce!Cl2!instead!of!Cl!or!Cl/?!
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3. Predict!the!product(s)!and!write!a!balanced!equation!for!the!following!redox!
reactions:!
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a.!!Octane!(C8H18)!!+!oxygen!gas!
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! b.!!aqueous!potassium!iodide!+!!Br2!(l)!
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4. A!person’s!blood!alcohol!(C2H5OH)!level!can!be!determined!by!titrating!a!sample!of!
blood!plasma!with!a!potassium!dichromate!solution.!!The!balanced!equation!is!
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16H+!(aq)!+!!2Cr2O72/(aq)!!+!C2H5OH!!!→!!4Cr3+(aq)!+!2CO2(g)!!+!11H2O(l)!
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(a) Identify!the!reducing!agent!and!oxidizing!agent.!
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(b) If!45.32!mL!of!0.04261!M!dichromate!ion!is!required!to!titrate!25.00!g!of!the!
blood!plasma,!what!is!the!mass!percent!of!alcohol!in!the!blood!plasma?!
[0.1779%%]%
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