Given the following pairs of balanced half-reactions, determine the balanced reaction for each pair of halfreactionsin an acidic solution.(a) Ca ⟶ Ca2+ + 2e−,           F2 + 2e− ⟶ 2F−(b) Li ⟶ Li+ + e−,                Cl2 + 2e− ⟶ 2Cl−(c) Fe ⟶ Fe3+ + 3e−,           Br2 + 2e− ⟶ 2Br−(d) Ag ⟶ Ag+ + e−,             MnO4− + 4H+ + 3e− ⟶ MnO2 + 2H2 O

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Given the following pairs of balanced half-reactions, determine the balanced reaction for each pair of halfreactions
in an acidic solution.
(a) Ca ⟶ Ca2+ + 2e,           F2 + 2e ⟶ 2F
(b) Li ⟶ Li+ + e,                Cl2 + 2e ⟶ 2Cl
(c) Fe ⟶ Fe3+ + 3e,           Br2 + 2e ⟶ 2Br
(d) Ag ⟶ Ag+ + e,             MnO4 + 4H+ + 3e ⟶ MnO2 + 2H2 O

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