acidic solution

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annikaying
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acidic solution

Postby annikaying » Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:30 pm

How would one write the cell diagram of reaction that is in an acidic solution? Is it any different?

Andrew Liang 1I
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Re: acidic solution

Postby Andrew Liang 1I » Wed Mar 04, 2020 5:45 pm

In acidic solution, we usually use H+ to balance out the H in the reaction; therefore, in a cell diagram there will most likely be H+ somewhere.
In alkaline solution, we usually use OH- to balance out the H2O on the opposite side; therefore, in this kind of cell diagram there will most likely have OH- somewhere

005162902
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Re: acidic solution

Postby 005162902 » Wed Mar 04, 2020 6:39 pm

After you balance oxygen's with H2O, you balance out the H with H+

Miriam Villarreal 1J
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Re: acidic solution

Postby Miriam Villarreal 1J » Fri Mar 06, 2020 10:19 am

In acidic solutions, you have to utilize the H+ and H20 to balance

Mariah
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Re: acidic solution

Postby Mariah » Fri Mar 06, 2020 11:09 am

annikaying wrote:How would one write the cell diagram of reaction that is in an acidic solution? Is it any different?


The cell diagram would look the same, the half reactions being balanced are where there is a change depending on solutions.

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Re: acidic solution

Postby ThomasNguyen_Dis1H » Fri Mar 06, 2020 12:52 pm

You would still have to do the half reaction steps to balance out the redox reactions. The cell diagram procedure would be exactly the same as you would include the aqueous H+ and leave out the H2O since it is a liquid and cell diagrams do not include liquids.


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