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Examine the following half-reactions and select the weakest oxidizing agent among the species listed.
AuBr4-(aq) + 3e- ↔ Au(s) + 4Br-(aq) E° = 0.854 V
Mn2+(aq) + 2e- ↔ Mn(s) E° = -1.185 V
K+(aq) + e- ↔ K(s) E° = -2.931 V
F2O(aq) + 2H+(aq) + 4e- ↔ 2F-(aq) + H2O(l) E° = 2.153 V

AuBr4-(aq)
Mn2+(aq)
K+(aq)
F2O(aq)
H+(aq)

2007-04-18 11:01:55 · 2 answers · asked by grizzlie118 1 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

2 answers

K+, which is the most negative.

2007-04-18 11:05:28 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 1 0

I disagree. The stronger the oxidizing agent, the more negative the voltage of its redox half-reaction. I would use a Standard Reductions Potentials table to look at all the half-reactions for the elements involved in this question. whichever one has the biggest voltage is the strongest reducing agent and therefore the weakest oxidizing agent. From that, I got that the weakest oxidizing agent was F2O because it had the largest voltage (2.87V) on the Standard Reduction Potential table.

2007-04-18 13:40:39 · answer #2 · answered by true_requiem 2 · 0 0

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