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Ch.4 - Chemical Quantities & Aqueous Reactions
Chapter 4, Problem 119a

Treatment of gold metal with BrF3 and KF produces Br2 and KAuF4, a salt of gold. Identify the oxidizing agent and the reducing agent in this reaction.

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Key Concepts

Here are the essential concepts you must grasp in order to answer the question correctly.

Oxidation and Reduction

Oxidation and reduction are chemical processes that involve the transfer of electrons between substances. Oxidation refers to the loss of electrons, while reduction refers to the gain of electrons. In a redox reaction, one species is oxidized and another is reduced, which allows for the identification of oxidizing and reducing agents.
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Oxidizing Agent

An oxidizing agent is a substance that facilitates oxidation by accepting electrons from another species. In the process, the oxidizing agent itself is reduced. Identifying the oxidizing agent in a reaction involves determining which substance gains electrons, leading to a decrease in its oxidation state.
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Reducing Agent

A reducing agent is a substance that donates electrons to another species, causing that species to be reduced. As it donates electrons, the reducing agent itself is oxidized, resulting in an increase in its oxidation state. Recognizing the reducing agent in a reaction requires identifying which substance loses electrons.
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A solution contains Cr3+ ions and Mg2+ ions. The addition of 1.00 L of 1.51 M NaF solution causes the complete precipitation of these ions as CrF3(s) and MgF2(s). The total mass of the precipitate is 49.6 g. Find the mass of Cr3+ in the original solution.

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The nitrogen in sodium nitrate and in ammonium sulfate is available to plants as fertilizer. Which is the more economical source of nitrogen, a fertilizer containing 30.0% sodium nitrate by weight and costing $9.00 per 100 lb or one containing 20.0% ammonium sulfate by weight and costing $8.10 per 100 lb?

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Find the volume of 0.110 M hydrochloric acid necessary to react completely with 1.52 g Al(OH)3.

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Textbook Question

Treatment of gold metal with BrF3 and KF produces Br2 and KAuF4, a salt of gold. Find the mass of the gold salt that forms when a 73.5-g mixture of equal masses of all three reactants is prepared.

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A solution contains one or more of the following ions: Ag+ , Ca2+ , and Cu2+ . When you add sodium chloride to the solution, no precipitate forms. When you add sodium sulfate to the solution, a white precipitate forms. You filter off the precipitate and add sodium carbonate to the remaining solution, producing another precipitate. Write net ionic equations for the formation of each of the precipitates observed.

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A solution contains one or more of the following ions: Hg22+ , Ba2+ , and Fe2+ . When you add potassium chloride to the solution, a precipitate forms. The precipitate is filtered off, and you add potassium sulfate to the remaining solution, producing no precipitate. When you add potassium carbonate to the remaining solution, a precipitate forms. Which ions were present in the original solution?

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