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Consider only the species (at standard conditions)

\[\mathrm{Na}^{+}, \mathrm{Cl}^{-}, \mathrm{Ag}^{+}, \mathrm{Ag}, \mathrm{Zn}^{2+}, \mathrm{Zn} \text {, and } \mathrm{Pb}\]

in answering the following questions. Give reasons for your answers. (Use data from Table 11.1.)

a. Which is the strongest oxidizing agent?

b. Which is the strongest reducing agent?

c. Which species can be oxidized by \(\mathrm{SO}_{4}{ }^{2-}(a q)\) in acid?

d. Which species can be reduced by \(\mathrm{Al}(s)\) ?


TABLE II.I Standard Reduction Potentials at 25C (298 K) for Many Common Half-reactions Half-reaction 8 (V) F

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Chemical Principles

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Authors: Steven S Zumdahl

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