80 Reaction of pentane, C,H12, with oxygen, O,, gives car-bon dioxide and water.(a) Write a balanced equation for this reaction.(b) In this reaction, what is oxidized and what isreduced?(c) What is the oxidizing agent, and what is thereducing agent? Elemental chlorine is commonly used to kill microor-ganisms in drinking water supplies as well asto remove sulfides. For example, noxious-smellinghydrogen sulfide gas is removed from water via thefollowing unbalanced chemical equation:H,S(aq) + Cl,(aq) → HCl(aq) + S,(s)(a) Write a balanced equation for this reaction.

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Chapter21: The Chemistry Of The Main Group Elements

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