N value

[Andrea_Torres]

I know that n is the electrons but is it the one that is shown on the reactions when it says for example 2e-? Would the n be 2 in that case?

[John Liang 2I]

N is the number of moles of e- transferred. So yes, N equals the coefficient of the e- in the equation.

[Owen-Koetters-4I]

N is the number of mol of electrons transferred.

[zfinn]

yep! unless one half reaction has 2e- and the other has 4e-, then n=4 because it is the lowest common multiple.

[kendal mccarthy]

yes, you must balance both half-reactions to see if the electrons exchanged is the same, and if not multiply by a coefficient so they cancel out when they are added together to create the full balanced reaction. This value that cancels is your n.

[JesseAuLec1Dis1G]

You just half to make sure that the number of electrons cancel out in both of the half reactions. But to answer your question yes it would be 2.

[Martina]

You have to balance the reduction and oxidation half reactions and then see how many electrons are added in order to balance the charges. The number of electrons is the n value.

[Alexandra Bartolome 2H]

Yes, 2 would be n since n is the number of electrons being transferred, but make sure your half-reactions are balanced!