Write half-reactions for the oxidation and reduction process for each of the following.
a. Fe2+ + MnO4 - Fe3+ + Mn2+
b. Sn2+ + IO3 - Sn4+ + I-
c. S2- + NO3 - S + NO
d. NH3 + NO2 N2 + H2O

Respuesta :

Answer:

a) [tex]Fe^{2+}[/tex]⇒[tex]Fe^{3+} + e^{-}[/tex]

   [tex]MnO_{4} ^{-}[/tex] + 2[tex]H_{2}O[/tex] + 3[tex]e^{-}[/tex]⇒ [tex]MnO_{2} + 4OH^{-}[/tex]

b) [tex]Sn^{2+}[/tex] ⇒ [tex]Sn^{4+} + 2e^{-}[/tex]

   [tex]IO_{3} ^{-}  + 6H^{+} + 5e^{-}[/tex]⇒ [tex]I_{2} + 3H_{2}O[/tex]

   [tex]I_{2} + 2e^{-}[/tex]⇒[tex]2I^{-}[/tex]

c)[tex]S^{2-}[/tex]⇒[tex]S+ 2e^{-}[/tex]

  [tex]NO_{3} ^{-} + 4H^{+} + 3e^{-}[/tex]⇒[tex]NO + 2H_{2}O[/tex]

d) [tex]2NH_{3}  + 6OH^{-}[/tex]⇒[tex]N_{2} + 6H_{2}O +6e^{-}[/tex]

   [tex]2NO_{2}  + 8H^{+} + 8e^{-}[/tex]⇒[tex]N_{2} + 4H_{2}O[/tex]

Explanation:

a) [tex]Fe^{2+}[/tex]⇒[tex]Fe^{3+} + e^{-}[/tex]

   [tex]MnO_{4} ^{-}[/tex] + 2[tex]H_{2}O[/tex] + 3[tex]e^{-}[/tex]⇒ [tex]MnO_{2} + 4OH^{-}[/tex] half reaction suggest that you need water to reaction occurs.

b) [tex]Sn^{2+}[/tex] ⇒ [tex]Sn^{4+} + 2e^{-}[/tex]

   [tex]IO_{3} ^{-}  + 6H^{+} + 5e^{-}[/tex]⇒ [tex]I_{2} + 3H_{2}O[/tex]

   [tex]I_{2} + 2e^{-}[/tex]⇒[tex]2I^{-}[/tex] half reaction suggest that you need acid to reaction acurrs.

c)[tex]S^{2-}[/tex]⇒[tex]S+ 2e^{-}[/tex]

  [tex]NO_{3} ^{-} + 4H^{+} + 3e^{-}[/tex]⇒[tex]NO + 2H_{2}O[/tex]

d) [tex]2NH_{3}  + 6OH^{-}[/tex]⇒[tex]N_{2} + 6H_{2}O +6e^{-}[/tex]

   [tex]2NO_{2}  + 8H^{+} + 8e^{-}[/tex]⇒[tex]N_{2} + 4H_{2}O[/tex] note that you can obtain the total reaction by miltiplying first half reaction by 4 and second half reaction by 3.

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