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Offline johnnyjohn993

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balancing redox reaction
« on: November 21, 2014, 01:49:40 AM »
O2(g) + H2O (l) + Pb  :rarrow: Pb(OH)2 (s)

my solution : 
 I don't know if half reaction is a good idea :(

2(OH)- + Pb  :rarrow: Pb(OH)2 + 2e-

O2(g) + H2O (l) + Pb  :rarrow: Pb(OH)2 (s) + 2e-

I'm pretty much stuck with this  :( please help me!

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Re: balancing redox reaction
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2014, 03:17:33 AM »
Your lead half reaction looks OK to me.

Your other half reaction should start with O2 without Pb. In water oxygen gets reduced to OH-...
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Re: balancing redox reaction
« Reply #2 on: November 21, 2014, 03:21:06 AM »
First you have to seperate the Redoxpair
Which are it?

Oxidation :.?

Reduction I give you is oxygen /hydroxide.

O2 + 2 H2O + 4 e- => 4 OH-

If you know the oxidation equation balance the amount of electrons and do addition of both equations.

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Re: balancing redox reaction
« Reply #3 on: November 21, 2014, 03:28:24 AM »
Your lead half reaction looks OK to me.

Your other half reaction should start with O2 without Pb. In water oxygen gets reduced to OH-...

It works , but I would make it more simple Pb => Pb2+ + 2 e-

This combined with the reduction equation guides to the result as well.

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