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posted by  JOHN C. on 10/10/2007 10:07:06 AM  |  status: Live  

Naming reactions

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Hello.
 
I wanted to make sure I approached the following question correctly:
 
The following reactions:
 
Pb2+ + 2I- ----------> PbI2
 
2Ce4+ + 2I-  ---------> I2 + Ce3+
 
HOAc + NH3------------> NH4+ + OAc-
 
are examples of:
 
A) precipitation, redox, and acid-base reactions, respectively.
 
B) precipitation, acid-base and redox reactions, respectively.
 
C) unbalanced reactions.
 
D) redox, acid-base, and precipitation reactions, respectively.
 
E) acid-base reactions.
 
I selected (E) as my answer because all the reactions appear to be losing or gaining electrons. Am I approaching this correctly?  Please advise.
 
Thank you for your assistance. Look forward to hearing from you soon.
 
Sincerely,
 
John
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posted by Sara2029 on 10/10/2007 10:27:06 AM  |  status: Live
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JOHN C.'s comment:
"I was leaning toward A but not 100%. Thanks for the help!"
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my answer would b A, as it serves the question more appropriately..
if u wish to say that all the reactions appear to be losing and gaining electrons,
then, your answer should not be acid-base reactions...it should instead be redox reactions....
if u noticed, the first reaction does not have an exchange of electrons,it only has a formation of an ionic bond....
reaction 2 is definitely a redox reaction, as I- loses its electrons to Ce4+....
the second reaction however, is unbalanced and to balance it, u add a 2 in front of Ce3+..
the third reaction is an acid-base reaction,as the NH3 gains a proton (H+), and the HOAc loses its proton.....
 
so, the answer should be A..
 
hope that helps..
mail me if u need more help..
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