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Balancing Redox Reactions: Acidic and Basic Solutions

Balancing Redox Reactions: Acidic and Basic Solutions

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Chemistry

9th - 12th Grade

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Created by

Sophia Harris

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This video tutorial covers the process of balancing redox reactions, starting with simple reactions involving metals and metal cations. It then explains how to balance redox reactions under both acidic and basic conditions, detailing the steps to separate reactions into half-reactions, balance atoms and charges, and ensure electron equality. The tutorial provides multiple examples to illustrate these concepts, emphasizing the use of H+ and H2O in acidic conditions and OH- and H2O in basic conditions.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In a redox reaction, if the left side has a higher charge, where are electrons added?

Equally on both sides

Not added at all

To the side with the higher charge

To the side with the lower charge

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What indicates that a half-reaction is an oxidation process?

No electrons are involved

Electrons are on the right side

Electrons are on the left side

Only H2O is added

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is added to the left side of a redox reaction under acidic conditions to balance oxygen atoms?

H+ ions

H2O molecules

OH- ions

Electrons

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you balance hydrogen atoms in acidic conditions?

Add H2O molecules

Add electrons

Add H+ ions

Add OH- ions

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of multiplying equations in redox balancing?

To increase the reaction rate

To make the number of electrons equal

To decrease the solution's pH

To balance the number of molecules

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the least common multiple used for in redox reaction balancing?

To determine the amount of solvent

To calculate the final charge

To balance the atomic masses

To equalize electron counts in half-reactions

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Under basic conditions, what is added to balance the charges in a redox reaction?

Electrons

H2O molecules

OH- ions

H+ ions

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