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Concept Review
Section: Oxidation-Reduction Reactions
Choose the statement from Column B that best matches the term in Column A, and
write the corresponding letter in the space provided.
Column A Column B

______ 1. reduction a. a chemical reaction in which a substance

gains electrons

______ 2. oxidation b. any chemical process in which electrons

are transferred from one substance to
another

______ 3. redox reaction c. a chemical reaction in which a substance

loses electrons

______ 4. oxidation number d. substance that causes reduction to happen

and is itself oxidized

______ 5. reducing agent e. number assigned to an atom in a poly-

atomic ion or molecular compound based
on the assumption of complete transfer of
electrons

______ 6. half-reaction f. substance that causes the oxidation of

other substances and is itself reduced

______ 7. oxidizing agent g. the part of a reaction that involves only

oxidation or reduction

Determine the oxidation number for each atom in the following chemical formulas.
8. ZnCl2

9. SO3

10. HNO3

11. Al2(SO4)3

12. PbO

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Concept Review continued

13. CO2

14. H2SO4

15. Write the half-reaction for the conversion of hydrogen peroxide to water.

16. Identify which of the following reactions is a reduction reaction and which is
an oxidation reaction. Write the balanced overall ionic equation for the redox
reaction between these two.

Mg Mg 2  2e

O2  4e 2O2

Balance the following equations using the half-reaction method.

17. MnO 2
2  SO2 SO4  Mn
2
(in acidic solution)

18. NO
3  Cu NO  Cu
2
(in acidic solution)

19. H2S  NO

3 NO2  S8 (in acidic solution)

20. In this equation identify which atoms where reduced and which were oxidized.
2K(s)  Cl2(g) 2KCl(s)

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Answer Key
Concept Review: Oxidation- 17. salt bridge or porous barrier
18. Electrons flow from the higher
Reduction Reactions pressure in the negative terminal
through a metal circuit, which
1. a
includes the light blub, towards the
2. c
positive terminal.
3. b
19. Zn(s) Zn2(aq)  2e, anode
4. e
20. Cu2(aq)  2e Cu(s), reduction
5. d
6. g
7. f Concept Review:
8. Zn: 2, Cl: 1 Galvanic Cells
9. S: 6, O: 2
10. H: 1, N: 5, O: 2 1. simple
11. Al: 3, S: 6, O: 2 2. two, outside, two, thin
12. Pb: 2, O: 2 3. indirectly, inefficient
13. C: 4, O: 2 4. directly, simple, efficient
14. H: 1, S: 6, O: 2 5. possible
15. H2O2(aq)  2H(aq)  2e 2H2O(l) 6. galvanic
16. oxidation, reduction, 2Mg  O2 7. chemical, electrical
2Mg2  2O2 ; Mg  O2  2MgO 8. portable
17. 2MnO 4  5SO2  2H2O 2Mn
2 9. acidic
2 
 5SO4  4H 10. alkaline
18. 2NO 
3  3Cu  8H 2NO  3Cu
2 11. carbon
 4H2O 12. alkaline
19. 8H2S  16NO 
3  16H 16NO2
13. steel
 S8  16H20 14. lead
20. K is oxidized and Cl is reduced. 15. lead(II) sulfate
16. galvanic, electrolytic
Concept Review: 17. rechargeable
18. galvanic
Introduction to 19. Daniell
Electrochemistry 20. Ag, cathode; Zn, anode; 1.5614 V
21. Cu, cathode; Pb, anode; 0.4681 V
1. voltage 2e
22. Zn(s)  Cu (aq) Zn2(aq)
2
2. electric current, ampere  Cu(s), spontaneously to the right
3. electrode E  (0.34)  (0.76)  1.10 V
4. 2e
electrochemical 23. I2(s)  2Cl(aq) Cl2(g)  2I(aq)
5. c spontaneously to the left
6. b E  (0.54)  (1.36)  0.82 V
7. 2e
e 24. 2Ag(aq)  Cu(s) Cu2(aq)
8. d  2Ag(s) spontaneously to the right
9. f E  (0.80)  (0.34)  0.46 V
10. a 25. the deterioration of metals due to
11. h oxidation reactions with their
12. g environment
13. cathode 26. oxygen, water, and ions
14. electrolyte
15. oxidation
16. reduction

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