7/28/2020 Oxidation/Reduction Choice Questions

Oxidation/Reduction Sample Questions

1. MnO4- + HSO3- = MnO42- + SO42-
For the above reaction , the oxidizing agent is _____ and the reducing agent is _____.

MnO4-, HSO3-
MnO4-, OH-
HSO3-, MnO4-
OH-, HSO3-
HSO3-, OH-

2. When the following skeletal equation, which represents a reaction taking place in ACID
solution, is balanced using smallest possible whole numbers, the coefficient of I- is:
Cu2+ + I- = CuI + I2

1
2
3
4
6

3. The oxidation number of Mn in K2MnO4 is:

0
+2
+4
+6
+7

4. The oxidation number of C in HC2H3O2 is:

+2
0
-4
-2
+4

5. In the following reaction, the oxidation number of Fe changes from ____ to ____.
Fe2O3 + 3CO = 2Fe + 3CO2

0, +3
+3, 0
0, +2
+2, 0
doesn't change

6. When the following equation is balanced with the smallest possible integer coefficients,
what is the coefficient of H+?

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__ Cr + __ H+ = __ Cr3+ + __ H2

2
3
4
5
6

7. When the oxidation half reaction is balanced (for the reaction given below which occurs
in acid) using the smallest integer coefficients possible, what is the coefficient of H2O in the
balanced half reaction?
MnO4- + HSO3- = MnO42- + SO42-

4
1
0
2
3

8. When the equation for the overall reaction is balanced for:

MnO4- + HSO3- = MnO42- + SO42-
using the smallest integer coefficients possible, what is the coefficient of MnO42-?

1
2
3
4
5

9. The oxidizing agent for the forward reaction in the equation in:
Al + NO2- = Al(OH)4- + NH3

Al3+
Al(OH)4-
NO2-
Al
NH3

10. In the oxidation-reduction reaction below

ClO3- + Cl- = Cl2 + ClO2

Cl is oxidized and O is reduced.

O is both oxidized and reduced.
O is oxidized and Cl is reduced.
Cl is both oxidized and reduced.
None of the above is true.

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11. The oxidation number of chromium in the dichromate ion, Cr2O72- is:

+4
+3
+2
+6
+12

12. When the skeleton oxidation-reduction equation

MnO4- + Br- = Br2 + Mn2+
is balanced in ACIDIC solution using the smallest whole number coefficients, the coefficient
of Br- is:

2
3
6
10
4

13. When the following equation for a reaction, which occurs in basic solution, is correctly
balanced using the smallest possible whole numbers, the coefficient of OH- is:
BiO3- + Mn(OH)2 = BiO(OH) + MnO4-

6
3
12
10
15

14. When the following skeletal equation, which represents a reaction taking place in BASIC
solution, is balanced using smallest possible whole numbers, the coefficient of OH- is:
MnO4- + HSO3- = MnO42- + SO42-

1
3
0
2
4

15. Oxidation is defined as:

the loss of electrons and a decrease in oxidation number

the loss of electrons and an increase in oxidation number
the gain of electrons and an increase in oxidation number
the gain of electrons and a decrease in oxidation number

16. The oxidizing agent in the given reaction is:

Fe2O3 + 3CO = 2Fe + 3CO2

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Fe2O3
CO
Fe
CO2

17. When the following oxidation-reduction equation representing a reaction that takes place
in ACIDIC solution is correctly balanced using the smallest possible whole number
coefficients, the coefficients before the HSO3-, MnO4- and the H2O are:
HSO3- + MnO4- = Mn2+ + SO42-

5, 2, 3
1, 3, 8
3, 2, 10
6, 9, 14
5, 2, 8

18. The species reduced in the following reaction is:

Fe2O3 + 3CO = 2Fe + 3CO2

Fe2O3
CO
Fe
CO2

19. The oxidation number of carbon in the oxalate ion, C2O42- is:

+2
+3
+7
+4
+6

20. When the following oxidation-reduction equation representing a reaction that takes place
in BASIC solution is correctly balanced using the smallest possible whole number
coefficients, the coefficient before the Al is:
Al + NO2- = Al(OH)4- + NH3

2
6
3
4
8

21. The following reaction occurs in acidic aqueous solution:

H3AsO4 + Zn = AsH3 + Zn2+
H3AsO4 is a(n) __________ agent in which the oxidation number of As is ____.

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oxidizing, +5
reducing, +5
reducing, +2
reducing, +3
oxidizing, +3

22. When the following oxidation-reduction equation representing a reaction that takes place
in ACIDIC solution is correctly balanced using the smallest possible whole number
coefficients, the coefficient before the Zn is:
H3AsO4 + Zn =AsH3 + Zn2+

2
3
4
6
10

23. In the reaction:

Fe2O3 + 3CO = 2Fe + 3CO2
the reducing agent is:

CO
Fe2O3
Fe
CO2

24. The reducing agent for the forward reaction in:

Mn2+ + BiO3- = MnO4- + Bi3+

Bi3+
Mn2+
BiO3-
MnO4-
MnO2

25. For the following reaction, which element undergoes a change in oxidation number of +1
?
P4 + 3OH- + 3H2O = PH3 + 3H2PO2-

P
O
P and H
H
H and O

Evaluate Reset

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