Republic of the Philippines

SORSOGON STATE UNIVERSITY

College of Engineering and Architecture
Sorsogon City Campus
Magsaysay St., Sorsogon City
E-mail Add.: coea@sorsu.edu.ph

Chemistry for Engineers (CHE)

Mastery Activity #9

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A. In the following questions, give the oxidation number of the indicated atoms/ion:

1. N in N2O3 __________ 4. Mn in MnO2 __________

2. S in SO32- __________ 5. S in HSO4- __________

3. Cl in Fe(ClO2)3 __________

B. For the following balanced redox reaction answer the following questions
4NaOH(aq) + Ca(OH)2(aq) + C(s) + 4ClO2(g)  4NaClO2(aq) + CaCO3(s) + 3H2O(l)
a. What is the oxidation state of Cl in ClO2(g)?
b. What is the oxidation state of C in C(s)?
c. What is the element that is oxidized?
d. What is the element that is reduced?
e. What is the oxidizing agent?
f. What is the reducing agent?
g. How many electrons are transferred in the reaction as it is balanced?

C. Balance the following equations using the Oxidation Number method.

1. H2S + HNO3  S + NO + H 2O

2. MnO2 + HBr  Br2 + MnBr2 + H 2O