What are the products of a reaction between zinc and silver chlorate?

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What are the products of a reaction between zinc and silver chlorate?

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Answer 1 · 2017-01-22T08:05:32

$3 Z n + A g C l O_{3} + 6 H C l = 3 Z n C l_{2} + 3 H_{2} O + A g C l$ $3 Zn + AgClO_3 + 6 HCl = 3 ZnCl_2 + 3 H_2O + AgCl$

Explanation:

the reaction doesn't happen between solids but in solution, so you must write in ionic form.

Zn is a reductant and oxidizes to $Z n_{2} +$ $Zn_2+$ while the clorate is an oxidant and reduces to $C l^{-}$ $Cl^-$ .

The reactions are the following:
$Z n = 2 e + Z n^{2 +}$ $Zn = 2 e+ Zn^(2+)$
$6 e + C l O_{3}^{- +} 6 H^{+} = 3 H_{2} O + C l^{-}$ $6 e + ClO_3^- + 6 H^+ = 3 H_2O + Cl^-$

Multiplying for three the first reaction and adding the two reaction you obtain:
$3 Z n + C l O_{3}^{- +} 6 H^{+} = 3 Z n^{2 +} + 3 H_{2} O + C l^{-}$ $3 Zn + ClO_3^- + 6 H^+ = 3 Zn^(2+) + 3 H_2O + Cl^-$

$A g^{+}$ $Ag^+$ is usefull only to salificate the anion:
$3 Z n + A g C l O_{3} + 6 H^{+} = 3 Z n^{2 +} + 3 H_{2} O + A g C l$ $3 Zn + AgClO_3 + 6 H^+ = 3 Zn^(2+) + 3 H_2O + AgCl$

To produce the reaction is necessary a strong acid that gives the hydrogen ions, for example HCl, so the reaction may be written:
$3 Z n + A g C l O_{3} + 6 H C l = 3 Z n C l_{2} + 3 H_{2} O + A g C l$ $3 Zn + AgClO_3 + 6 HCl = 3 ZnCl_2 + 3 H_2O + AgCl$

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