Balancin9 Redox Reactions wlc

OCCur in Acidic Solution.

CraO++C2 HO C3t C2 H4O

atetaldehy de
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Di chrom arte
Oxidized,
nation.
Carbon being
being
red uced
By
eXami
Chromium 1 bein9
the eq uation into two
tWO
O Divide
halves
C 3t
Cra
Cr2O7 Cr
C2HO 2 H4C
 Balance all elements except HO
CraO72C.*
Ca HcO
C2HaO
Balance Oxygen by adding HaO
3t
2
Cra O1 2 Ch 7 H2C
C2 HO Ca HaO - Sae

Balance H atoms by adding

34
H
CrO +14H 2 Cr 7 H20
C2HO C2H4O +|2 H 2 H t
Balancing Charges O

14H+Cr207 2 Cr +7 H20
(-2)) 2(9) 7 (o)
4C) +

1
C2 Hc O C2 Had + 2H
2(t1)
I Co)

tothat side
sidc
be added at
NOTE must greatcr eharge
wlc has the
OS
3t
14H Cra01 - 2t7HaC
-oe 12
2H +
CaH4O+ 2e
CaHO 2) - 2e
MOTE The net charge oncoch sidc of the
equatioh does not have to be olwoy s
cauol t 2tro
Equatize the Do. of e
Ge t 4H'+Cra0, > 2+7Hz0
22) 3x (C2H¢o at«0 +2HT+ 2e-)
4-

t 4H Cr20 2Cr "+72O

3 CaHtO3 CaHa0+GHT+ Ge
HCra074 +7H:0+
3CaHO
 Balancing Kedox Reacti ons in
in
Basic Sokutions
H Cra0,+3Ca +7H20430t0
Just add OH
3t
aHeO-2Cr 47 H2043aH%0
9OH+ 9H+Cr20,t
Hu0>2Cr+ SH.GH
7HC+3CaH0
H20t Cra201+3C2
t90F
JT
HaO+Cr0743CaH0 2CF2H4Ot|
gOH