GIC I – WS 2023/24 1 Week 6 – solution

1. Complete the following chemical equations:

(some equations are not balanced)
KNO2 + NH4Br → N2 + KBr + 2 H2O
3 H2O2 + K2Cr2O7 + 4 H2SO4 → 3 O2 + K2SO4 + Cr2(SO4)3 + 7 H2O
O2 + 2 S → 2 SO2
MnO2 + 4 HBr → Br2 + MnBr2 + 2 H2O
Li + H2 → 2 LiH
2 HI + Co → CoI2 + H2
KI + 2 KMnO4 + H2O → KIO3 + 2 MnO2 + 2 KOH
2 Ag2O → 4 Ag + O2 (t – elevated temperature)
H2O + SrH2 → H2 + Sr(OH)2
3 NO2– + 2 MnO4– + H2O → 3 NO3– + 2 MnO2 + 2 OH–
P4 + F2  PF5 (if less fluorine is used, PF3 may be produced)
C + SiO2 + Ca3(PO4)2  P4 + CO + CaSiO3 (T – elevated temperature) (industrial production of
white phosphorus)
NH4Br + NaNO2  N2 + NaBr + H2O (T – elevated temperature)
Cr + KOH + H2O  H2 + K[Cr(OH)4]
K2Cr2O7 + H2O2 + HNO3  O2 + Cr(NO3)3 + KNO3 + H2O
HBr + Co  H2 + CoBr2
Ba(N3)2  N2 + Ba (T – elevated temperature)
Br2 + CO  COBr2
MnO2 + HCl  Cl2 + MnCl2 + H2O
I2 + RbOH  RbI + RbIO3 + H2O (T – elevated temperature)
K2S + K2SO3 + HCl  S + KCl + H2O
Pb3O4 + HCl  Cl2 + PbCl2 + H2O
NaS2O3 + HCl  S + SO2 + NaCl + H2O
B + KOH  H2 + K3BO3 (T – elevated temperature, in molten KOH)
I2 + Cl2 + KOH  KIO3 + KCl + H2O (T – elevated temperature)
Mg + N2  Mg3N2 (T – elevated temperature)
GIC I – WS 2023/24 2 Week 6 – solution

2. Among the following elements, select those that react with potassium hydroxide and
write corresponding reactions.
Pt, Se, O2, Pb, Kr, Fe, Be, I2, H2

Se + KOH  K2Se + K2SeO3 + H2O

Pb + KOH + H2O  H2 + K2[Pb(OH)4]
Be + KOH + H2O  H2 + K2[Be(OH)4]
I2 + KOH  KI + KIO3 + H2O