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decide whether each chemical reaction in the table below is an oxidation - reduction (
edox\) reaction. if the reaction is a redox reaction, write down the formula of the reducing agent and the formula of the oxidizing agent.
\begin{array} { l | l | l } & \text { redox reaction? } & \\ mathrm { cuso } _ { 4 } ( a q ) + mathrm { zn } ( s )
ightarrow mathrm { znso } _ { 4 } ( a q ) + mathrm { cu } ( s ) & \begin{array} { l } { \bigcirc \text { yes } } \\ { \text { reducing } } end{array} & \bigcirc \text { no } \\ & \text { agent: } & \\ & \text { oxidizing } & \\ & \text { agent: } & \\ & \text { redox reaction? } & \\ mathrm { hcl } ( a q ) + mathrm { nh } _ { 3 } ( a q )
ightarrow mathrm { nh } _ { 4 } mathrm { cl } ( a q ) & \begin{array} { l } { \bigcirc \text { yes } } \\ { \text { reducing } } end{array} & \bigcirc \text { no } \\ & \text { agent: } & \\ & \text { oxidizing } & \\ & \text { agent: } & \\ & \text { redox reaction? } & \\ mathrm { co } ( g ) + mathrm { h } _ { 2 } mathrm { o } ( g )
ightarrow mathrm { co } _ { 2 } ( g ) + mathrm { h } _ { 2 } ( g ) & \begin{array} { l } { \bigcirc \text { yes } } \\ { \text { reducing } } end{array} & \bigcirc \text { no } \\ & \text { agent: } & \\ & \text { oxidizing } & \\ & \text { agent: } & end{array}
Step1: Analyze the first reaction \(CuSO_{4}(aq)+Zn(s)\to ZnSO_{4}(aq)+Cu(s)\)
- For \(Zn\): \(Zn\) goes from \(0\) (in \(Zn(s)\)) to \(+ 2\) (in \(ZnSO_{4}\)). It is oxidized. So \(Zn\) is the reducing agent.
- For \(Cu\): \(Cu\) goes from \(+2\) (in \(CuSO_{4}\)) to \(0\) (in \(Cu(s)\)). It is reduced. So \(CuSO_{4}\) is the oxidizing agent. This is a redox reaction.
Step2: Analyze the second reaction \(HCl(aq)+NH_{3}(aq)\to NH_{4}Cl(aq)\)
- Check oxidation states:
- In \(HCl\), \(H = + 1\), \(Cl=-1\); in \(NH_{3}\), \(N=-3\), \(H = + 1\); in \(NH_{4}Cl\), \(N=-3\), \(H = + 1\), \(Cl=-1\). No change in oxidation states. So it is not a redox reaction.
Step3: Analyze the third reaction \(CO(g)+H_{2}O(g)\to CO_{2}(g)+H_{2}(g)\)
- For \(C\): \(C\) goes from \(+2\) (in \(CO\)) to \(+4\) (in \(CO_{2}\)). It is oxidized. So \(CO\) is the reducing agent.
- For \(H\): \(H\) goes from \(+1\) (in \(H_{2}O\)) to \(0\) (in \(H_{2}\)). It is reduced. So \(H_{2}O\) is the oxidizing agent. This is a redox reaction.
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- For \(CuSO_{4}(aq)+Zn(s)\to ZnSO_{4}(aq)+Cu(s)\): redox reaction? yes; reducing agent: \(Zn\); oxidizing agent: \(CuSO_{4}\)
- For \(HCl(aq)+NH_{3}(aq)\to NH_{4}Cl(aq)\): redox reaction? no
- For \(CO(g)+H_{2}O(g)\to CO_{2}(g)+H_{2}(g)\): redox reaction? yes; reducing agent: \(CO\); oxidizing agent: \(H_{2}O\)