metal displacing a second
metal from solution of
second metal's ions
acid-base reactions
key terms
oxidation
loss of electrons
reducing agent since it causes a
reduction
reduction
gain of electrons
oxidizing agent since it
causes an oxidation
oxidation number
charge each atom would have if all shared
electrons were transferred to the atom that more
strongly attracts the electrons
rules
oxidation # for an
atom in elemental
form is always 0
oxidation # for an
element in a
monoatomic ion is
the same as the
charge (ex: O2-)
sum of
oxidation
numbers in
neutral
covalent/
ionic
compound is
0
rules for
oxidation
numbers in
compounds or
polyatomic ions
F is -1
Group 1A metals are +1
Group 2A metals are +2
O is -1 in peroxides and -2 in all
other compounds (except when
bounded to F
H is =1 in all
compounds with metals
or boron, but +1 in
compounds with
nonmetals
Group 7A metals (halogens) are -1
when bonded with metals,
nonmetals, and other halogens
lower in the group (except O is -2
when bonded to halogens except F
molecular equaiton
shows all of the
reactants & products
as if they were intact,
undissociated
compounds
ionic equaiton
shows all the
soluble ionic
substances
dissociated into
their component
ions
net ionic equaiton
eliminates all spectator ions
and shows reactions in
simplest form
activity series
balancing a redox rection
steps:
1) determine the oxidation numbers of all elements in the reactant and products
2) identify the oxidized and the reduced species from the changes in oxidation numbers
and electrons to the now two separate equations in order to make the charges balanced
3) balance number of electrons gained and lost (reduction reactions are always multiplied by 2)
4) add the oxidation and reduction reactions together to cancel electrons
5) add back in the additional atoms for the balance of charge and mass