Acidic vs. Basic Solution

[Liam Giffin 2B]

On questions involving balancing are redox reaction in a basic or acidic solution will we always be told whether the reaction is occurring in an acidic or basic solution or is there some way that we should be able to figure that out ourselves?

[Anya_Alag_3J]

You need to know whether or not the redox reaction is occurring in an acidic or basic solution because that determines whether or not you add hydroxide ions to either side in order to to get rid of the hydrogen protons (which combine with the hydroxide ions to make water).

[andrea_Disc3D]

What is the main difference between balancing an acidic and basic solution? Would we still need to add H2O to balance out the half reactions in a basic solution like we do in an acidic solution?