6K5a Oxygen Oxidation Numbers

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KDang_1D
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6K5a Oxygen Oxidation Numbers

Postby KDang_1D » Sat Feb 29, 2020 3:40 pm

O3(aq) + Br-(aq) --> O2(g) + BrO3-(aq) in basic solution

Why isn't O3 reduced to BrO3- if the oxidation number is changing from 0 to 2-? O3 to O2 is still 0 to 0.
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Betania Hernandez 2E
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Re: 6K5a Oxygen Oxidation Numbers

Postby Betania Hernandez 2E » Sat Feb 29, 2020 6:28 pm

This link has an explanation:
https://lavelle.chem.ucla.edu/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5161
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