Response:
Ethanol serves as a reducing agent.
The lowest integer coefficient for in the balanced equation is 4
Clarification:
A redox reaction, or oxidation-reduction reaction, is defined as one in which oxidation and reduction processes occur simultaneously.
Oxidation is the process whereby a substance loses electrons, resulting in an increase in oxidation state. In contrast, reduction entails a substance gaining electrons, leading to a decrease in oxidation state.
Reducing agents enable other substances to undergo reduction while becoming oxidized themselves.Conversely, oxidizing agents facilitate other substances' oxidation while being reduced in the process.
For the chemical reaction in question, the half-reaction would be:
Oxidation:
Reduction:To balance the oxygen atoms on both sides
For oxidation:
For reduction:Then balance the hydrogen atoms on both sides.
Lastly, balance the charge.
Oxidation:
Response:
of
can be found in 39.5 grams of
.
Clarification:
Atomic weights: P= 31, F= 19,
The molar mass equals 1 atomic weight of P + 5 atomic weights of
F= 31+5 × 19 = 31+95
=126 g/mole
The number of moles in 39.5 gm of
equals
=
=0.3134 moles
1 mole of any substance encompasses
0.3131 moles comprises 0.3134
Thus, of
can be found in 39.5 grams of
.