How do you write a balanced equation for this redox reaction using the smallest whole number coefficients?
The reaction occurs in aqueous acidic solution.
#"ClO"^(-)+"I"_2->"Cl"^(-)+"IO"_3^-#
The reaction occurs in aqueous acidic solution.
1 Answer
Sep 27, 2017
Well try.....
Explanation:
Hypochlorite is REDUCED.....
Charge and mass are balanced, so tick.....
And elemental iodine is oxidized.....
Charge and mass are balanced, so double tick.....
And so we take
Is this balanced with respect to mass and charge? If it is not, then we may reject it out of hand!