How do you balance redox reactions using the oxidation number method?
Answer (1)
In order to balance redox reaction using oxidation number method, we have to follow the steps given below:
- First identify the oxidation number of all the elements given in the reaction.
- Then determine which element undergoes oxidation and which undergoes reduction by noting the changes in oxidation number.
- Calculate the changes in oxidation numbers, if the element undergoes oxidation the oxidation number will increase and if element undergoes reduction the oxidation number will decrease.
- Equate the total increase or decrease by multiplying with appropriate coefficients
- Except H and O balance all the remaining elements
- Balance oxygen atom by adding H 2 O
- Balance hydrogen atoms by adding H + or OH -
- Now the last step is to check whether charge and number of atoms are equal on both sides.
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