I need more information... what was the experiment??
You can find carbon by itself or with other naturally occurring compounds, in all organic compounds (carbohydrates and nucleic acids), and in every living thing
First determine the formal oxidation numbers:
N changes from +2 to +5 going from NO to (NO3)- O remains -2 the whole time Cr changes from +6 to +3
Now write the half reactions, balance the oxygens with the required number of waters and then balance the hydrogens with the required number of protons:
Oxidation half reaction:
NO(aq) + 2 H2O(l) ---> (NO3)-(aq) + 4 H+(aq) + 3 e-
Reduction half reaction:
(Cr2O7)2-(aq) + 14 H+(aq) + 6 e- ---> 2 Cr3+(aq) + 7 H2O(l)
Now balance the number of electrons on both sides and add them together:
2 NO(aq) + 4 H2O(l) ---> 2 (NO3)-(aq) + 8 H+(aq) + 6 e- (Cr2O7)2-(aq) + 14 H+(aq) + 6 e- ---> 2 Cr3+(aq) + 7 H2O(l) --------------------------------------... 2 NO(aq) + (Cr2O7)2-(aq) + 6 H+(aq) ---> 2 (NO3)-(aq) + 2 Cr3+(aq) + 3 H2O(l)
Notice that the charge is the same in both sides, which is an indication that the redox equation has been balanced correctly:
-2 + 6 = -2 + 2(+3) +4 = +4
