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Chemsheets As 1037 Redox Reactions or Not

The document explains redox reactions, defining oxidation as the loss of electrons and reduction as the gain of electrons. It describes the roles of oxidising and reducing agents in these reactions, including disproportionation reactions where a species is both oxidised and reduced. A table is provided for completing reactions with their respective oxidation states and identifying whether they are redox or disproportionation reactions.

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Chemsheets As 1037 Redox Reactions or Not

The document explains redox reactions, defining oxidation as the loss of electrons and reduction as the gain of electrons. It describes the roles of oxidising and reducing agents in these reactions, including disproportionation reactions where a species is both oxidised and reduced. A table is provided for completing reactions with their respective oxidation states and identifying whether they are redox or disproportionation reactions.

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REDOX REACTIONS OR NOT?

Oxidation and reduction


O xidation
I s
L oss
of electrons
R eduction
I s
G ain

Redox reactions

In any reaction where one species is oxidised (loses electrons), another must be reduced (gains electrons). Both reduction
and oxidation take place and so they are called redox reactions.

Definitions in terms of electrons: oxidation = loss of electrons


reduction = gain of electrons
oxidising agent = species that removes electrons from another
reducing agent = species that gives electrons to another

Note that the oxidising agent removes electrons from a species and so is itself reduced as it gains electrons. Similarly, a
reducing agent is itself oxidised.

2+ -
OXIDATION Mg Mg + 2e
2+
Mg oxidised from 0 to +2 (loses electrons) to form Mg
-
Oxidising agent = HCl (Cl in HCl takes away electrons from Mg)

Mg + 2 HCl MgCl2 + H2
Mg 0 Mg +2
H +1 H0 + -
Cl -1 Cl -1 REDUCTION 2H + 2e H2
+
H reduced from +1 to 0 (gains electrons) to form H2
+
Reducing agent = Mg (Mg gives electrons to H in HCl)

Disproportionation reactions

In a disproportionation reaction, a species is simultaneously oxidised and reduced.

e.g. Cl2 + H2O → HCl + HOCl


Cl 0 -1 +1
H +1 +1 +1 Cl reduced from 0 to -1 and oxidised from 0 to +1 redox reaction
O -2 - (disproportionation)

Complete the table over the page about the following reactions.

© www.CHEMSHEETS.co.uk 05-Jan-2016 Chemsheets AS 1037


Redox Dispropor-
Species Species Oxidising Reducing
Equation (write oxidation states) reaction tionation
(/) oxidised reduced agent agent
(/)

e.g. Mg + 2 HCl → MgCl2 + H2


Mg 0 +2
H +1 0   Mg HCl HCl Mg
Cl -1 -1

1 Na2O + H2O → 2 NaOH

2 2 SO2 + O2 → 2 SO3

3 2 NaBr + H2SO4 → Na2SO4 + 2 HBr

4 2 KBr + F2 → Br2 + 2 KF

5 2 H2O2 → 2 H2O + O2

6 HCl + NaOH → NaCl + H2O

7 Cl2 + 2 H2O → 4 HCl + O2

8 BaCl2 + H2SO4 → BaSO4 + 2 HCl

9 Cl2 + 2 NaOH → NaCl + NaOCl + H2O

10 3 MnO42- + 4 H+ → 2 MnO4- + MnO2 + 2 H2O

11 (NH4)2Cr2O7 → Cr2O3 + N2 + 4 H2O

© www.CHEMSHEETS.co.uk 05-Jan-2016 Chemsheets AS 1037

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