6. Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions
Balancing Redox Reactions: Acidic Solutions
Problem 155b
Textbook Question
Textbook QuestionSodium nitrite, NaNO2, is frequently added to processed meats as a preservative. The amount of nitrite ion in a sample can be determined by acidifying to form nitrous acid (HNO2), letting the nitrous acid react with an excess of iodide ion, and then titrating the I3 - ion that results with thiosulfate solution in the presence of a starch indicator. The unbalanced equations are (1) (2) (a) Balance the two redox equations.
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