Left and Right
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Re: Left and Right
the two reactions are a redox reaction but it is easier to analyze the reaction by making them into two half-reactions
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Splitting the net reaction into the two half reactions that occur at each electrode respectively make it clearer to work through the problem and see what's going on at each electrode.
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Re: Left and Right
This way, we can also more clearly see which atoms are being reduced and oxidized and make sure the movement of electrons is accurate.
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Re: Left and Right
By separating it into two half reactions, it's easier to balance everything and also add in species such as water or H+ if the reaction is occurring in acidic solution. Also, when you write the net ionic equation, it's easier to cancel things out in each reaction to produce the net ionic equation.
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