Balancing in a Basic Solution

[Nohemi Garcia 1L]

Is there a reason why we balance a redox reaction with H2O and OH when it's a basic solution instead of just H2O and H?

[Sarah Zhari 1D]

Since it's a basic solution, you would need to add the OH- as basic solutions have OH- ions.

[RasikaObla_4I]

A basic solution contains less H+ ions, so more OH- ions, so a basic solution should be balanced with the OH- ions.

[805422680]

Basic solutions consist of a greater number of OH- ions, therefore, you need to balance the equation using OH- ions.