CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL AS & A LEVEL CHEMISTRY: COURSEBOOK

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Chapter 7
Self-assessment questions
1 a i H2 5 a sodium sulfate(IV)
ii CO b sodium sulfate(VI)
iii Mg c iron(II) nitrate(V) or iron(II) nitrate
b i I2O5 d iron(III) nitrate(V) or iron(III) nitrate
ii SO2 e iron(II) sulfate(VI) or iron(II) sulfate
iii CH2CH2 f copper(I) oxide
2 a i Cl2 + 2e− → 2Cl− reduction g sulfuric(IV) acid
2I− → I2 + 2e− oxidation h manganese(VII) oxide
ii 2Mg → 2Mg2+ + 4e− (or 6 a NaClO
Mg → Mg2+ + 2e−) oxidation b Fe2O3
O2 + 4e− → 2O2− reduction c KNO2
iii 4Fe → 4Fe3++ 12e− (or d PCl3
Fe → Fe3+ + 3e−) oxidation
7 a H2SO4 + 6HI → S + 3I2 + 4H2O
3O2 + 12e− → 6O2− (or
O2 + 4e− → 2O2−) reduction b 2HBr + H2SO4 → Br2 + SO2 + 2H2O
b 2IO 3− + 5Zn + 12H+ → I2 + 5Zn2+ + 6H2O c 2V3+ + I2 + 2H2O → 2VO2+ + 2I− + 4H+

3 a +5 8 B

b +6
c −2
d +3
e −3
f +3
g +4
4 a i 0 to −1 = −1 (reduction)
ii −3 to 0 = +3 (oxidation)
iii +3 to +5 = +2 (oxidation)
b i O
 xidising agent is Br2; reducing
agent is I−
iii Reducing agent is As2O3; oxidising
agent is I2

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