Water and H+ Ions in Balanced Redox Reactions
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Water and H+ Ions in Balanced Redox Reactions
Why is H2O and H+ used in balanced redox reactions? I've seen it on a couple of problems and I don't understand how to use these in my answers.
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Re: Water and H+ Ions in Balanced Redox Reactions
H2O and H+ are used to balance reactions in an acidic environment, where H2O is used to balance the oxygens and H+ is used to balance the hydrogens.
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Re: Water and H+ Ions in Balanced Redox Reactions
In addition to that ^^ H2O and OH- are used to balance oxygens and hydrogens of basic solutions
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Re: Water and H+ Ions in Balanced Redox Reactions
H20 and H+ are used to balance a redox rxn when substances are placed in an acidic solution whereas H2O and OH- is used to balanced substances in a basic solution.
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