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Sandy was cooking beans for dinner and heard they cook faster if baking soda is added to the water. is adding baking soda a good

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Strike441 [17]3 years ago

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No she should add salt to the water

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Cr2O7_2- is the oxidizing agent.

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Oxidation is simply the loss in electrons. A chemical specie that undergoes oxidation is called the reducing agent.

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note: 1.)Since you need the answer in 2SF don&t round up values in the middle of the calculation like I've done here.

2.) The ICE (Initial, Change, Equilibrium) table may come in handy if you are new to problems of this kind

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