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Sir, please tell me if the balancing of this reaction is possible or not? It is not a redox reaction, and the question to balance this reaction, is wrong, right?
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Asked by sumayiah2000 | 20 Nov, 2019, 08:09: PM
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In most situations of balancing an equation, you are not told whether the reaction is redox or not.

In these circumstances, you can use a procedure called the oxidation number method.

Step 1

The skeleton equation is:

Cr(OH)3 + IO3-  CrO42- + I-

Step 2

(a) The oxidation number of various atoms involved in the reaction.

 +3 -2 +1    +5 -2        +6 -2       -1         

Cr(OH)3 + IO3-  CrO42- + I-


(b) Identify and write out all the redox couple in reaction.

                        +3 -2 +1          +6 -2                

Oxidation:   Cr(OH)3   → CrO42- + 3e- 

                        +5 -2                  -1         

Reduction:    IO3- + 6e→  I-

Step 3

Balance the atoms in each half reaction

a) Balance all other atoms except hydrogen an oxygen

                        +3 -2 +1          +6 -2                

Oxidation:   Cr(OH)3   → CrO42- + 3e-   

                      +5 -2                  -1         

Reduction: IO3- + 6e→  I-

 

b) Balance the charge:

                      +3 -2 +1                         +6 -2                

Oxidation: Cr(OH)3   + 5OH-  → CrO42- + 3e-

                             +5 -2                       -1         

Reduction:    IO3- + 6e→  I- + 6OH-

c) Balance the oxygen atoms

                      +3 -2 +1                         +6 -2                

Oxidation: Cr(OH)3   + 5OH-  → CrO42- + 3e- + 4H2O

                              +5 -2                                       -1         

Reduction:    IO3- + 6e- + 3H2O →  I+ 6OH-

Step 4: Make electron gain equivalent to electron lost.

                           +3 -2 +1                                  +6 -2                

Oxidation: Cr(OH)3   + 5OH-  → CrO42- + 3e- + 4H2O   ................ multiply by 2

                              +5 -2                                        -1         

Reduction:    IO3- + 6e+ 3H2O →  I+ 6OH-              ................ multiply by 1

We get,

                      +3 -2 +1                               +6 -2                

Oxidation: 2Cr(OH)3   + 10OH-  → 2CrO42- + 6e- + 8H2O

                              +5 -2                                       -1         

Reduction:    IO3- + 6e+ 3H2O →  I+ 6OH-       

Step 5: Add the half-reactions together.

+3 -2 +1          +5 -2                                                     +6 -2                                      -1   

2Cr(OH)3   + IO3- + 10OH+ 6e+ 3H2→ 2CrO42- + 6e- + 8H2O  + I+ 6OH-   

Step 6 : Simplify the equation: 

+3 -2 +1          +5 -2                        +6 -2           -1   

2Cr(OH)3   + IO3- + 4OH → 2CrO42-  + I- + 5H2O 

and we will get the balanced equation,

2Cr(OH)3   + IO3- + 4OH → 2CrO42-  + I- + 5H2O 

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