Chapter 21, Problem 52E

Aqueous tin(II) ion, ${\text{Sn}}^{\text{2}+} \left(\text{aq}\right)$ , is a good reducing agent. Use data from Appendix D to determine whether ${\text{Sn}}^{\text{2}+} \left(\text{aq}\right)$ , is a sufficiently good reducing agent to reduce (a) ${\text{l}}_{\text{2}}\left(\text{s}\right)$ to ${\text{l}}^{-}\left(\text{aq}\right);$ (b) ${\text{Fe}}^{\text{2}+}\left(\text{aq}\right)$ ; to ${\text{Fe}}^{\text{2}+}\left(\text{aq}\right)$ ; (c) ${\text{Zn}}^{\text{2}+}\left(\text{aq}\right)$ to Zn(s); and (d) ${\text{Pb}}^{\text{2}+}\left(\text{aq}\right)$ to Pb(s). Assume that all reactants and products are in their standard states.