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Title: Oxidation Numbers
Post by: tobyal on February 18, 2005, 09:27:02 AM
I have done it my self but i am unsure of the anwser i have come out with. please could you give me the oxidation numbers for this reaction? I hve come to the conclusion this is a reduction reaction am I right?


5Fe2+   +       MnO4-    +   8H+   ----------> 5Fe3+   +   Mn2+    +    4H2O.
Title: Re:Oxidation Numbers
Post by: jdurg on February 18, 2005, 11:51:25 AM
Just post what you've come up with and how you got there, and we can go over your work and let you know if you're right or where you've gone wrong.  We will not just give out the answers.