Winter 2013 Midterm 8B

[Niveda_Tennety_1H]

For Q8B on the Winter 2013 Midterm, how is n 8? Where are the electrons being transferred in this equation?: Fe(s) (+) 2Ce4+ -->Fe2+ (+) 2Ce3+

[Sarah_Heesacker_3B]

In that question, n is actually equal to 2. The half reactions are Fe2+(aq) +2e- --> Fe(s) and Ce4+(aq) + 1e- --> Ce3+(aq). So when the equations are balanced the number of electrons in each equation is 2, which is why n=2.