Answer: The number to the left of AC should be 6.
Explanation: The balanced chemical reaction is one in which the number of atoms of each element on the reactant side must be equal to the number of atoms on product side.
The given equation is unbalanced as the atoms on the reactant side are not same as number of atoms on product side. This equation is called as skeletal equation.
The balanced chemical equation is :
Thus the number to the left of AC is 6.
Answer: The element Na (Sodium) is getting oxidized and Hydrogen is getting reduced.
Explanation:
Oxidation reactions are the reactions in which addition of oxygen takes place.
Reduction reactions are the reactions in which loss of oxygen takes place.
For a given reaction:
Sodium is getting oxidized because there is an addition of reaction with that element.
Hydrogen is getting reduced because there is a removal of oxygen with that element.
