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Answer:
The oxidation number of the metal decreases
2 Al + Fe₂O₃ → Al₂O₃ + 2 FeO
The metal element iron, is reduced from Fe⁺³ in Fe₂O₃ to Fe⁺² in FeO
Explanation:
When an element gains electron, the element becomes reduced, hence when a metal is reduced, the metal gains electrons, which reduces the oxidation number of the metal
An example of a metal being reduced is;
2 Al + Fe₂O₃ → Al₂O₃ + 2 FeO
In the above reaction, the iron (III) oxide is reduced to iron (II) oxide by aluminium metal.
Answer:
2Sb^(+3) (aq) + 3S^(-2) (aq) = Sb_2•S_3
Explanation:
First of all, let us balance the equation to give;
2Sb(OH)3 (s) + 3Na2S (aq) = Sb2S3 + 3NaOH
Now, we can observe the presence of positive Sodium ions (Na+) and negative hydroxyl ions (OH-) on both left and right sides of the equation.
Now, the two ions will cancel out. These ions are not really involved in the overall reaction and thus do not require being written in the overall equation. Hence, the overall net ionic reaction can now be written as:
2Sb^(+3) (aq) + 3S^(-2) (aq) = Sb_2•S_3
D.) There must be an equal number of atoms of each element on both sides of the equation