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Worksheet Redox Kohes Year 11

The document provides instructions on using the KOHES method to balance complex redox half reactions involving oxygen and hydrogen. It gives examples of applying the KOHES steps to balance the reduction of permanganate to manganese ions. It then lists several oxidation and reduction half reactions and asks to write balanced ionic equations using KOHES. Finally, it provides several full redox reactions and asks to identify the half reactions, oxidant/reductant, and balance the equations.

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Worksheet Redox Kohes Year 11

The document provides instructions on using the KOHES method to balance complex redox half reactions involving oxygen and hydrogen. It gives examples of applying the KOHES steps to balance the reduction of permanganate to manganese ions. It then lists several oxidation and reduction half reactions and asks to write balanced ionic equations using KOHES. Finally, it provides several full redox reactions and asks to identify the half reactions, oxidant/reductant, and balance the equations.

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Unit 2 Chemistry

Balancing Complex Reduction and Oxidation Half Reactions Using KOHES

You can use the KOHES method to balance more complicated oxidation and
reduction half equations involving compounds containing O and/or H, in acidic
solutions.

The acronym KOHES stands for:


Step 1 Key element (eg. Mn, V, Cl) (key element is NOT O or H)
Step 2 Oxygen, balance by adding H2O
Step 3 Hydrogen, balance by adding H+ ions
Step 4 Electrons, balance by adding e- to the more positive side
Step 5 States, add states (remember e- do NOT have states!)

Example

Permanganate ions MnO4- reduced to Mn2+ ions

Step 1 K MnO4- Mn2+ (Manganese Mn is the Key Element)


Step 2 O MnO4- Mn2+ + 4H2O (add 4H2O to RHS)
Step 3 H MnO4- + 8H+ Mn2+ + 4H2O (add 8 H+ to LHS)
Step 4 E MnO4- + 8H+ + 5e- Mn2+ + 4H2O (add 5e- to LHS)
Step 5 S MnO4-(aq) + 8H+(aq) + 5e- Mn2+(aq) + 4H2O(l)

Problems:

Write ionic half equations for the following reduction half reactions

1. Dichromate ions Cr2O72- to Cr3+ ions


2. Dithionite ion S2O42- to thiosulfate ions S2O32-
3. Nitrate ions NO3- to nitric oxide gas NO
4. Sulfate ions SO42- to sulphur dioxide gas SO2
5. Hypochlorite ions OCl- to chloride ions Cl-
6. Oxygen gas to water
7. Solid iodine I2 to iodide ions I-

Write ionic half equations for the following oxidation half reactions

1. Sulfite ions SO32- to sulphate ions SO42-


2. Hydrogen sulphide H2S to sulphur S
3. Ethanol C2H5OH to ethanoic acid CH3COOH
4. Hydrogen peroxide H2O2 to O2
5. Carbon monoxide CO to carbon dioxide
6. Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) C6H8O6 to dehydroascorbic acid C6H6O6
7. Thiosulfate ion S2O32- to tetrathionate ion S4O62-
8. Oxalate ions (COO)22- to carbon dioxide

Alsa Wu 2017
Challenge balancing complex redox equations:

For each of the following, identify:

a) Each conjugate pair (half equation)


b) The reductant, the oxidant and what has been oxidised and reduced.
c) Then balance the equation using KOHES

1. Cl2(g) + S2O32-(aq) Cl-(aq) + SO42-(aq)

2. NO2 + MnO4 NO3 + Mn2+

3. HNO3(aq) + H3AsO3(aq) NO(g) + H3AsO4(aq) + H2O(l)

4. Cr2O72(aq) + HNO2(aq) Cr3+(aq) + NO3(aq)

5. MnO4 + C2O42 Mn2+ + CO2

6. Br2 + SO2 Br + HSO4

Alsa Wu 2017

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