Chapter 20 Worksheet: Redox
I. Determine what is oxidized and what is reduced in each reaction. Identify the oxidizing
agent and the reducing agent, also.
1. 2Sr + O
2
2SrO
2. 2Li + S Li
2
S
3. 2Cs + Br
2
2CsBr
4. 3Mg + N
2
Mg
3
N
2
5. 4Fe + 3O
2
2Fe
2
O
3
6. Cl
2
+ 2NaBr 2NaCl + Br
2
7. Si + 2F
2
SiF
4
8. 2Ca + O
2
2CaO
9. Mg + 2HCl MgCl
2
+ H
2
10. 2Na + 2H
2
O 2NaOH + H
2
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11. Give the oxidation number of each kind of atom or ion.
a. sulfate b. Sn c. S
2-
d. Fe
3+
e. Sn
4+
f. nitrate g. ammonium
12. Calculate the oxidation number of chromium in each of the following.
a. Cr
2
O
3
b. Na
2
Cr
2
O
7
c. CrSO
4
d. chromate e. dichromate
13. Use the changes in oxidation numbers to determine which elements are oxidized and which
are reduced in these reactions. (Note: it is not necessary to use balanced equations)
a. C + H
2
SO
4
CO
2
+ SO
2
+ H
2
O
b. HNO
3
+ HI NO + I
2
+ H
2
O
c. KMnO
4
+ HCl MnCl
2
+ Cl
2
+ H
2
O + KCl
d. Sb + HNO
3
Sb
2
O
3
+ NO + H
2
O
14. For each reaction in problem 13, identify the oxidizing agent and reducing agent.
15. Write half-reactions for the oxidation and reduction process for each of the following.
a. Fe
2+
+ MnO
4
-
Fe
3+
+ Mn
2+
b. Sn
2+
+ IO
3
-
Sn
4+
+ I
-
c. S
2-
+ NO
3
-
S + NO
d. NH
3
+ NO
2
N
2
+ H
2
O
16. Complet and balance each reaction using the half-reaction method.
a. Fe
2+
+ MnO
4
-
Fe
3+
+ Mn
2+
b. Sn
2+
+ IO
3
-
Sn
4+
+ I
-
c. S
2-
+ NO
3
-
S + NO
d. NH
3
+ NO
2
N
2
+ H
2
O
e. Mn
2+
+ BiO
3
-
Bi
2+
+ MnO
4
-
f. I
2
+ Na
2
S
2
O
3
Na
2
S
2
O
4
+ NaI
Chapter 20 Worksheet: Redox ANSWERS
I. Determine what is oxidized and what is reduced in each reaction. Identify the oxidizing
agent and the reducing agent, also.
1. 2Sr + O
2
2SrO Sr
0
to Sr
2+
; oxidized/reducing agent O
0
to O
2-
; reduced/ox. ag.
2. 2Li + S Li
2
S Li
0
to Li
1+
; oxidized/red. ag. S
0
to S
2-
; reduced/ox. ag.
3. 2Cs + Br
2
2CsBr Cs
0
to Cs
1+
; oxidized/red. ag. Br
0
to Br
1-
; reduced/ox. ag.
4. 3Mg + N
2
Mg
3
N
2
Mg
0
to Mg
2+
; oxidized/red. ag. N
0
to N
3-
; reduced/ox. ag.
5. 4Fe + 3O
2
2Fe
2
O
3
Fe
0
to Fe
3+
; oxidized/red. ag. O
0
to O
1-
; reduced/ox. ag.
6. Cl
2
+ 2NaBr 2NaCl + Br
2
Cl
0
to Cl
1-
; reduced/ox. ag. Br
1-
to Br
0
; oxidized/red. ag.
7. Si + 2F
2
SiF
4
Si
0
to Si
4+
; oxidized/red. ag F
0
to F
1-
; reduced/ox. ag.
9. Mg + 2HCl MgCl
2
+ H
2
Mg
0
to Mg
2+
; oxidized/red. ag. H
1+
to H
0
; reduced/o.a.
10. 2Na + 2H
2
O 2NaOH + H
2
Na
0
to Na
1+
; oxidized/r.a. H
1+
to H
0
; reduced/o.a.
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11. Give the oxidation number of each kind of atom or ion.
a. sulfate b. Sn c. S
2-
d. Fe
3+
e. Sn
4+
f. nitrate g. ammonium
2- 0 2- 3+ 4+ 1- 1+
12. Calculate the oxidation number of chromium in each of the following.
a. Cr
2
O
3
b. Na
2
Cr
2
O
7
c. CrSO
4
d. chromate e. dichromate
3+ 6+ 2+ 7+ 6+
13. Use the changes in oxidation numbers to determine which elements are oxidized and which
are reduced in these reactions. (Note: it is not necessary to use balanced equations)
a. C + H
2
SO
4
CO
2
+ SO
2
+ H
2
O C
0
to C
4+
; oxidized S
6+
to S
4+
; reduced
b. HNO
3
+ HI NO + I
2
+ H
2
O N
5+
to N
2+
; reduced I
1-
to I
0
; oxidized
c. KMnO
4
+ HCl MnCl
2
+ Cl
2
+ H
2
O + KCl Mn
7+
to Mn
2+
; reduced
Cl
1-
to Cl
0
; oxidized
d. Sb + HNO
3
Sb
2
O
3
+ NO + H
2
O Sb
0
to Sb
3+
; oxidized N
5+
to N
2+
; red.
14. For each reaction in problem 13, identify the oxidizing agent and reducing agent.
a. oxidizing agent: sulfur reducing agent: carbon
b. oxidizing agent: nitrogen reducing agent: iodine
c. oxidizing agent: manganese reducing agent: chlorine
d. oxidizing agent: nitrogen reducing agent: antimony
15. Write half-reactions for the oxidation and reduction process for each of the following.
a. Fe
2+
+ MnO
4
-
Fe
3+
+ Mn
2+
Fe
2+
Fe
3+
; oxidation Mn
7+
Mn
2+
; reduction
b. Sn
2+
+ IO
3
-
Sn
4+
+ I
-
Sn
2+
Sn
4+
; oxidation I
5+
I
1-
; reduction
c. S
2-
+ NO
3
-
S + NO
S
2-
S; oxidation N
5+
N
2+
; reduction
d. NH
3
+ NO
2
N
2
+ H
2
O
N
3-
N
0
; oxidation N
4+
N
0
; reduction
16. Complete and balance each reaction using the half-reaction method.
a. Fe
2+
+ MnO
4
-
Fe
3+
+ Mn
2+
[Fe
2+
Fe
3+
+ 1e-] x 5
MnO
4
-
+8H
+
+5e- Mn
2+
+4H
2
O
b. Sn
2+
+ IO
3
-
Sn
4+
+ I
-
Sn
2+
Sn
4+
IO
3
-
I
-
c. S
2-
+ NO
3
-
S + NO
S
2-
S
NO
3
-
NO
d. NH
3
+ NO
2
N
2
+ H
2
O
NH
3
N
2
NO
2
N
2
e. Mn
2+
+ BiO
3
-
Bi
2+
+ MnO
4
-
Mn
2+
MnO
4
-
BiO
3
-
Bi
2+
f. I
2
+ Na
2
S
2
O
3
Na
2
S
2
O
4
+ NaI
I
2
NaI
Na
2
S
2
0
3
Na
2
S
2
O
4
}5Fe
2+
(aq)
+MnO
4
-
(aq)
+8H
+
(aq)
5Fe
3+
(aq)
+ Mn
2+
(aq)
+4H
2
O
(l)
6H
+
(aq)
+ 3Sn
2+
(aq)
+ IO
3
-
(aq)
3Sn
4+
(aq)
+ I
-
(aq)
+ 3H
2
O
(l)
8H
+
(aq)
+ 3S
2-
(aq)
+ 2NO
3
-
(aq)
3S
(s)
+ 2NO
(g)
+4H
2
O
(l)
8NH
3(g)
+ 6NO
2(g)
7N
2(g)
+ 12H
2
O
(l)
3Mn
2+
(aq)
+ 5BiO
3
-
(aq)
+ 6H
+
(aq)
5Bi
2+
(aq)
+ 3MnO
4
-
(aq)
+ 3H
2
O
(l)
Na
2
S
2
O
3(aq)
+H
2
O
(l)
+ I
2(s)
+ 2Na
+
(aq)
Na
2
S
2
O
4(aq)
+ 2H
+
(aq)
+ 2NaI
(aq)
