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How to you find the oxidation half reaction and the reduction half reaction for these equations.

2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O

Cu + 2AgNO3 --> Cu(NO3)2 + 2Ag

2007-04-29 08:46:06 · 1 answers · asked by cookiemonstah 4 in Science & Mathematics Chemistry

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H2 ----> 2H+ + 2e-
O2 + 2H2O + 4e- -----> 4OH-

Double the first one and add it to the second one. Add H+ and OH- ions together to make water. You can cancel most of the water out then.

Cu -----> Cu2+ + 2e-

Ag+ + e- ----> Ag

Double the second one and add it to the first one.

2007-04-30 05:44:11 · answer #1 · answered by Gervald F 7 · 0 0

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