(1) Identify each of the following half-reactions as either an oxidation half-reaction or a reduction half-reaction.
(1) Identify each of the following half-reactions as either an oxidation half-reaction or a reduction half-reaction.
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Transcribed Image Text:(1) Identify each of the following half-reactions as either an oxidation half-reaction or a reduction half-reaction.
half-reaction
Cl₂(g) + 2e →→→→2Cl¯(aq)
Mg(s)
Mg2+ (aq) + 2e¯
identification
oxidation
reduction
(2) Write a balanced equation for the overall redox reaction. Use smallest possible integer coefficients.
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Transcribed Image Text:(1) Identify each of the following half-reactions as either an oxidation half-reaction or a reduction half-reaction.
half-reaction
Cr(s) Cr³+ (aq) + 3e¯
Cd2+ (aq) + 2e →→Cd(s)
identification
oxidation
reduction
(2) Write a balanced equation for the overall redox reaction. Use smallest possible integer coefficients.
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