Balance these Redox reactions:

1. Write the half reaction

2. e- in the left side: reduction; e- in the right side: oxidation
3. Balance any other elements besides O or H
4. add H+ or OH- in one side and H2O in the other side. Balance Hydrogen and
oxygen.
5. Balance the charge by adding e- to the appropriate side.
6. Multiply equations by an integer to get the same number of electrons in both half
reactions
7. Add together and cancel!

MnO4- (aq) + C2O42- (aq) -> Mn2+ (aq) + CO2 (g)

Cr2O72- (aq) + Cl- (aq) -> Cr3+ (aq) + Cl2 (g) (acidic solution)

Mn2+ (aq) + NaBiO3 (s) -> Bi3+ (aq) + MnO4- (aq) + Na+ (aq) (acidic solution)

Cu (s) + NO3- (aq) -> Cu2+ (aq) + NO2 (g) (acidic solution)
CN- (aq) + MnO4- (aq) -> CNO- (aq) + MnO2 (s) (basic solution)

NO2- (aq) + Al (s) -> NH3 (aq) + Al(OH)4- (aq) (Basic solution)

Cr(OH)3 (s) + ClO- (aq) -> CrO42- (aq) + Cl2 (g) (acidic)

Cr2O72- (aq) + I- (aq) -> 2 Cr3+ (aq) + 3 I2 (s) (acidic)

1. Balance the molecular equation for the following redox reaction. What is the sum of
the coefficients? Don't forget coefficients of one. Use the smallest whole number
coefficients possible.
H2SO4(aq) + HI(aq) I2(s) + SO2(g)
(a) 7
(b) 9
(c) 11
(d) 13
(e) 5
2. For the reaction between permanganate ion and sufite ion in basic solution, the
unbalanced equation is:
MnO4- + SO32- MnO2 + SO42-

When this equation is balanced using the smallest whole number coefficients
possible, the number of OH- ions is
(a) two on the right.
(b) two on the left.
(c) three on the right.
(d) four on the right.
(e) four on the left.
3. Balance the following redox equation in acidic solution with the smallest whole
number coefficients possible. What is the sum of all the coefficients? (Do not forget
coefficients of one.)
Cu + SO42- Cu2+ + SO2 (in acidic solution)
(a) 9
(b) 10
(c) 11
(d) 12
(e) 13
4.
When the following equation is balanced with the smallest possible set of integers,
what is the sum of all the coefficients? (Do not forget coefficients of one.)
Cr2O72- + H2S Cr3+ + S (in acidic solution)
(a) 13
(b) 24
(c) 19
(d) 7
(e) 29
5.
When the following equation is balanced with the smallest possible set of integers,
what is the sum of all the coefficients? (Do not forget coefficients of one.)
MnO4- + Se2- MnO2 + Se (in basic solution)
(a) 20
 (b) 22
(c) 24
(d) 26
(e) 28
6.
Consider the following unbalanced equation in acidic solution:
NaClO3 + H2O + I2 HIO3 + NaCl
A 25.0 mL sample of 0.0833 M NaClO3 reacted with 30.0 mL of an aqueous
solution of I2. How many grams of I2 were contained in the I2 solution?
(a) 0.264 g
(b) 0.397 g
(c) 0.236 g
(d) 0.159 g
(e) 0.317 g
7.
Consider the following unbalanced net ionic equation:
NO2- + MnO4- NO3- + Mn2+ (in acidic solution)
What is the molarity of a sodium nitrite, NaNO2, solution if 30.0 mL of it just
reacts with 0.238 grams of KMnO4?
(a) 0.410 M
(b) 0.126 M
(c) 0.0502 M
(d) 0.251 M
(e) 0.0316 M
8.
What is the sum of all coefficients when the following net ionic equation is
balanced using the smallest whole number coefficients possible? Do not forget
coefficients of one.
MnO4- + Mn2+ MnO2 (in basic solution)
(a) 19
(b) 16
(c) 13
(d) 11
(e) 7