non ideal gases

[Sophia Dinh 1D]

is n the amount of electrons transferred in the redox equation?

[Sanjana Borle 2K]

Yes, n is the amount of electrons transferred. When you add the half reactions to get the total reactions these number of electrons should cancel out

[Kristina Rizo 2K]

yes you obtain n by calculating the number of moles of electrons transferred.

[Amanda Mei 1B]

Yes, n is the number of moles of electrons transferred in the redox reaction. After writing the two half-reactions, make sure they have an equal number of electrons being transferred, so that they cancel out when you add the half-reactions back together. Multiply the reactants and products in a reaction by the same number to do so.

[Sreyes_1C]

yes, and not moles in the way we used to think of it, which is something that really confused me at first

[kendal mccarthy]

yes, n is referring to the number of electrons transferred in the redox reactions involved at the anode and cathode.

[andrewcj 2C]

When finding n though, make sure you don't accidentally double the value. You only need to count the electrons on one side of the redox reaction, as they are being transferred. So if 2 electrons are being transferred from Fe to Cl for example, make sure you don't count 4 from the 2 being transferred and the 2 being accepted.