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3 years ago

Explain with example, why there cannot be an oxidation reaction without a corresponding reduction reaction

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Vlada [557]3 years ago

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Because matter cannot be created or destroyed

timurjin [86]3 years ago

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Answer:

see explanation

Explanation:

By definition, 'oxidation' is the loss of electrons from an element during a reaction process. The phrase 'loss of electrons' is a misnomer in that the electrons are actually not 'lost' but transferred to another element willing to gain the electrons. The process of gaining electrons is by definition 'reduction'.

A reaction that is an Oxidation-Reduction Reaction is basically two 'half-reactions'; one being the oxidation half reaction and the other the reduction half reaction. For example, consider an aqueous reaction of Copper(II) Sulfate with Zinc solid in the following reaction scheme.

Zn(s) + CuSO₄(aq) => ZnSO₄(aq) + Cu(s)

In this reaction Zinc undergoes oxidation losing (transferring) 2 electrons to Copper(II) ion gaining the 2 electrons in a reduction process. This can be represented by showing two half-reactions; one for oxidation and one for reduction as follows:

Zn(s) => Zn⁺²(aq) + 2e⁻ => Oxidation shows electrons on right of arrow.

Cu⁺²(aq) + 2e⁻ => Cu(s) => Reduction shows electrons on left of arrow.

When these two reactions are added together, the electron numbers should cancel leaving the net oxidation reduction reaction ...

Zn(s) + Cu⁺²(aq) => Zn⁺²(aq) + Cu(s)

The SO₄²⁻(aq) ion is a spectator ion and does not undergo reaction. It is there only as a 'required' counter-ion for the elements that do undergo oxidation-reduction.

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1) This is the relationship between pressure and volume. This relationship looks like this:

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Explanation:

Ionic compounds, such as covalent ones, have zero net charge; this is, they are neutral.

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The charges in the ionic compound calcium flouride are distributed in this way:

Compound formula: CaF₂

Calcium charge: Ca²⁺: this is, each calcium ion has a 2 positive charge

Fluoride charge: F⁻: each fluoride ion has a 1 negative charge.

Then, the net charge is: 1 × (2+) + 2 × (1-) = +2 - 2 = 0.

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In a mixture of gases, the total pressure of the mixture is the sum of the partial pressures:

$p_T = p_1 + p_2 + ... + p_N$

In this problem, the mixture contains 3 gases (helium, carbon dioxide and oxygen). We know that the total pressure is

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We also know the partial pressures of helium and carbon dioxide:

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The total pressure can be written as

$p_T=p_{He}+p_{CO_2}+p_{O_2}$

where $p_{O_2}$ is the partial pressure of oxygen. Therefore, we find

$p_{O_2}=p_T-p_{He}-p_{CO_2}=201.4-125.4-18.2=57.8 kPa$

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"For an ideal gas at constant pressure, the volume of the gas is proportional to its absolute temperature"

Mathematically,

$\frac{V}{T}=const.$

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V is the volume of the gas

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We can re-write it as

$\frac{V_1}{T_1}=\frac{V_2}{T_2}$

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$V_1 = 42 mL$ (initial volume)

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$T_2=77^{\circ}C+273=350 K$ is the final temperature

Solving for V2, we find the final volume:

$V_2=\frac{V_1 T_2}{T_1}=\frac{(42)(350)}{184}=80 mL$

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For this problem, we can use the equation of state for ideal gases, which can be written as

$\frac{p_1 V_1}{T_1}=\frac{p_2 V_2}{T_2}$

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$T_1=25^{\circ}C+273=298 K$ is the initial temperature

$p_2=21.5 kPa$ is the final pressure

$T_2=12^{\circ}C+273=285 K$ is the final temperature

And solving for V2, we find the final volume of the balloon:

$V_2=\frac{p_1 V_1 T_2}{p_2 T_1}=\frac{(102.3)(1975)(285)}{(21.5)(298)}=8987 L$

31)

A molecule of water consists of two atoms hydrogen bond with an atom of oxygen ( $H_2 O$ ) in a covalent bond.

While the molecul of water is overall neutral, due to the higher electronegativity of the oxygen atom, electrons are slightly shifted towards the oxygen atom; as a result, there is a slightly positive charge on the hydrogen side, and a slightly negative charge on the oxygen side (so, the molecules is said to be polar).

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