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Oxidation Numbers and Reactions Worksheet

This document provides rules for assigning oxidation numbers to elements in compounds and ions, and examples of oxidation numbers for various species. It also gives half reactions for oxidation-reduction examples, identifying the species being oxidized and reduced in each reaction. The rules state that pure elements have an oxidation number of 0, ions take the charge of the ion, fluorine is -1, oxygen is -2 except when combined with fluorine or in peroxides, and hydrogen is +1 except when combined with metals. Group 1 elements are +1, Group 2 are +2, and aluminum is +3. The sum of oxidation numbers in a neutral compound or polyatomic ion equals the overall charge.

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Oxidation Numbers and Reactions Worksheet

This document provides rules for assigning oxidation numbers to elements in compounds and ions, and examples of oxidation numbers for various species. It also gives half reactions for oxidation-reduction examples, identifying the species being oxidized and reduced in each reaction. The rules state that pure elements have an oxidation number of 0, ions take the charge of the ion, fluorine is -1, oxygen is -2 except when combined with fluorine or in peroxides, and hydrogen is +1 except when combined with metals. Group 1 elements are +1, Group 2 are +2, and aluminum is +3. The sum of oxidation numbers in a neutral compound or polyatomic ion equals the overall charge.

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CHEM131 CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS WORKSHEET – ASSIGNING OXIDATION NUMBERS

Oxidation Number Rules:


1. The oxidation number of any pure element is 0.
2. The oxidation of a monoatomic ion equals that charge on the ion.
3. The oxidation number of fluorine in a compound is always -1.
4. Oxygen has an oxidation number of -2 unless it is combined with F, in which it is +1 or +2, or it is in peroxide in
which it is -1.
5. Hydrogen is +1, unless combined with a metal, and then it is -1.
6. In compounds, Group I is +1, Group II is +2 and aluminum is +3.
7. The sum of oxidation numbers of all atoms in a neutral compound is 0.
8. The sum of the oxidation numbers in a polyatomic ion equals the charge of the ion.

A. Give the oxidation number of the indicated ion/atom.


1. N in N2O3 11. Cl in Fe(ClO2)3 21. O2
2. S in H2SO4 12. Fe in Fe(ClO2)3 22. P4
-
3. C 13. N in NO3 23. Na in Na2S
2+
4. C in CO 14. Cu 24. S in H2S
5. Na in Na2CO3 15. Zn2+ 25. Ca2+
6. H in H2O 16. C in CH4 26. C in CN-
7. Ba in BaCl2 17. Mn in MnO2 27. H in OH-
- 2-
8. N in NO2 18. S in SO3 28. Mn in KMnO4
2+
9. S in Al2S3 19. Mg 29. I in Mg(IO3)2
- -
10. S in HSO4 20. Cl 30. C in C2O42-
B. Identify the species being oxidized and reduced in each of the following reactions and write their half reactions:
1. 2Cr2+ + Sn4+ → 2Cr3+ + Sn2+
Oxidation: Reduction:

2. 3Hg2+ + 2Fe(s) → 3Hg2 + 2Fe3+


Oxidation: Reduction:

3. 2As(s) + 3Cl2(g) → 2AsCl3


Oxidation: Reduction:

4. Zn + Cu2+ → Zn2+ + Cu
Oxidation: Reduction:

5. C + H2SO4 → CO2 + SO2 + H2O


Oxidation: Reduction:

6. HNO3 + HI → NO + I2 + H2O
Oxidation: Reduction:

7. KMnO4 + HCl → MnCl2 + Cl2 + H2O KCl


Oxidation: Reduction:

8. Sb + HNO3 → Sb2O3 + NO + H2O


Oxidation: Reduction:

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