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Chem12 Oxidation/Reduction: Test - 80

This document contains a chemistry test on oxidation-reduction reactions with three parts. Part 1 defines key terms and identifies the reduced elements in sample reactions. Part 2 contains multiple choice questions testing understanding of oxidation states, oxidizing and reducing agents, and identifying redox reactions. Part 3 includes written response problems involving balancing redox reactions and determining relative oxidizing strengths of ions.

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Chem12 Oxidation/Reduction: Test - 80

This document contains a chemistry test on oxidation-reduction reactions with three parts. Part 1 defines key terms and identifies the reduced elements in sample reactions. Part 2 contains multiple choice questions testing understanding of oxidation states, oxidizing and reducing agents, and identifying redox reactions. Part 3 includes written response problems involving balancing redox reactions and determining relative oxidizing strengths of ions.

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Chem12 Oxidation/Reduction : Test - 80

Part 1) 1) Define the following terms :

Oxidation -

Reduction -

Oxidizing agent -

Reducing agent -

2) Indicate which element is reduced in the following


reactions :

a) Ca(s) + Br2(g) -> CaBr2(s)

b) 8H+ + MnO4- + 5e- -> Mn2+ + 4H2O

c) CrO 2 + 2OH- + ClO- ->CrO42- + H2O + Cl-

Part 2) Multiple choice questions.

1) In a particular redox reaction, the oxidation number of phosphorus


changed from -3 to 0. From this it may be concluded that phosphorus:

a) lost 3 electrons and was reduced.


b) lost 3 electrons and was oxidized.
c) gained 3 electrons and was reduced.
d) gained 3 electrons and was oxidized.

2) Which species will most readily act as the reducing agent in


becoming Mn2+ ?

a) Mn b) MnO2 c) MnO4- d) Mn(OH)2

3) Which species is losing electrons in the following redox reaction?


SnO2 + 4Cl - + 4H+ -> SnCl2 + Cl 2 + 2H2O

a) H+ b) Cl- c) O d) Sn

4) What is the oxidation number of N in NH2OH ?

a) -2 b) -1 c) 0 d) +1

5) Which of the following represents a redox reaction ?

a) 2HCl + Na2SO3 -> 2NaCl + H 2O + SO2 b) CuS + H2 -> H2S + Cu


c) AgNO3 + NaCl -> AgCl + NaNO3 d) H2CO3 -> H2O + CO2

6) Copper has an oxidation number of +1 in :

a) Cu(CH3COO)2 b) CuBr c) CuC 2O4 d) CuO

7) When ClO3- is oxidized, a possible product is :

a) Cl - b) ClO- c) ClO2- d) ClO4-

8) Which of the following is an equation representing a redox reaction ?

a) 2NO2(g) -> N2O4(g) b) Mg(s) + Cl2(g) -> MgCl2(s)


c) Ag+(aq) + Cl- (aq) -> AgCl(s) d) NH3(aq) + H+(aq) -> NH4+(aq)

9) Consider the following :

O3 + H2O + SO2 -> SO 42- + O2 + 2H+

In the redox equation above, the chemical species which is oxidized is :


a) H+ b) O3 c) SO2` d) SO42-

10) A product of the oxidation of NO2 is :

a) NO b) N2O c) NO2- d) NO3-

11) At standard conditions, Ni(s) will react spontaneously with

a) Cl - b) Ag+ c) Cr3+ d) Co2+

12) Electrons are lost by the


a) reducing agent as it undergoes oxidation
b) reducing agent as it undergoes reduction
c) oxidizing agent as it undergoes oxidation
d) oxidizing agent as it undergoes reduction

13) Consider the following reaction :

2MnO4- + 5H2SO3 -> 2Mn2+ + 3H2O + 5SO42- + 4H+

The species that undergoes reduction is

a) S b) H c) O d) Mn

14) In which of the following unbalanced reactions does chromium


undergo oxidation ?

a) Cr3+ -> Cr b) Cr 3+ -> Cr2+


c) Cr3+ -> Cr2O72- d) CrO42- -> Cr2O72-

15) Which of the following is a balanced half-reaction in base ?

a) Cl 2 + 3H2O -> ClO3- + 6H+ + 5e-


b) Cl2 + 6OH- -> ClO3- + 5e- + 3H2O
c) Cl 2 + 6H2O -> 2ClO3- + 12H+ + 10e-
d) Cl2 + 12OH- -> 2ClO3- + 6H2O + 10e-

16) Which of the following reactions is spontaneous ?

a) Fe 2+ + Sn -> Fe + Sn2+ b) Fe3+ + Sn -> Fe2+ + Sn 2+


c) Fe 2+ + Sn 2+ -> Fe + Sn4+ d) Fe2+ + Sn 4+ -> Fe 3+ + Sn 2+

17) Samples of Uranium, Vanadium and Yttrium (U, V, Y) were placed in


solutions containing one of the metallic ions, U3+, V 2+ and Y3+. The
following observations were recorded.

Trial Ion Metal Observation


1 U3+ Y reaction
2 V2+ U reaction
3 V2+ Y reaction
4 Y3+ V no reaction

The oxidizing agents from strongest to weakest are :


a) V2+, U 3+, Y3+ b) U3+, V 2+, Y3+
c) Y3+, U 3+, V 2+ d) V2+, Y3+, U 3+

Part 3 Written Response Problems.

1) In an experiment to determine the relative strengths of oxidizing


agents, each metal, (cadmium, platinum, and nickel) was separately
placed into two solutions, each containing a cation of the other two
metals. The following table has the results of two such combinations.

Cd2+(aq) Pt 2+(aq) Ni2+(aq)


Cd(s) no reaction reaction
Pt(s) no reaction no reaction
Ni(s) no reaction

Complete the above table. Write reaction or no reaction.

2) Balance the following half-reaction in acid.

TiO42- -> Ti

3) Balance the following oxidation-reduction equation.

FeS 2 + O2 -> Fe 2O3 + SO2

4) Balance the following in acid.

Sn 2+ + IO3- -> Sn 4+ + I-

5) Balance the following in base.

Bi(OH)3 + SnO22- -> Bi + SnO32-

Answers :

Part 1) 1) Oxidation - It is the loss of electrons


Reduction - It is the gain of electrons
Oxidizing agent - It is the species that accepts
electrons
Reducing agent - It is the species that donates
electrons

2) a) Br, b) Mn, c) Cl

Part 2) 1) b, 2) a, 3) b, 4) b, 5) b, 6) b, 7) d, 8) b, 9) c,10) d, 11) b,


12) a, 13) d,14) c, 15) d, 16) b,17) a,

Part 3) 1) Arrange in order of oxidizing strength.

Pt 2+ + 2e- -> Pt
Ni2+ + 2e- -> Ni
Cd2+ + 2e- -> Cd

no reaction reaction reaction


no reaction no reaction no reaction
no reaction reaction no reaction

2) TiO42- + 8H+ + 6e- -> Ti + 4H 2O


3) 4FeS 2 + 11 O2 -> 2Fe 2O3 + 8SO2
4) 3Sn 2+ + IO3- +6H+ -> 3Sn4+ + I- + 3H2O
5) 2Bi(OH)3 + 3SnO22- -> 2Bi + 3SnO 32- + 3H2O

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