Carbohydrates are biological molecules made of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen in a ratio of roughly one carbon atom (
C
Cstart text, C, end text) to one water molecule (
H
2
O
H
2
Ostart text, H, end text, start subscript, 2, end subscript, start text, O, end text). This composition gives carbohydrates their name: they are made up of carbon (carbo-) plus water (-hydrate). Carbohydrate chains come in different lengths, and biologically important carbohydrates belong to three categories: monosaccharides, disaccharides, and polysaccharides.
First find the oxidation states of the various atoms:
<span>in Cr2O2 2- Cr @ +1; In NH3 N @ +3; in CrO3 Cr @ +3, N2 N @ 0 </span>
<span>Note that N gained electrons, ie, was reduced; Cr was oxidized </span>
<span>Now there is a problem, because B has NH4+ which the problem did not, and is not balanced, showing e- in/out </span>
<span>B.NH4+ → N2 </span>
<span>Which of the following is an oxidation half-reaction? </span>
<span>A.Sn 2+ →Sn 4+ + 2e- </span>
<span>Sn lost electrons so it got oxidized</span>
The (B) answer (B) is (B) (B) (B)
