Use Table 18.1 to (a) List metals that are and are not oxidized by H + (aq)

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Use Table 18.1 to

(a) List metals that are and are not oxidized by H+(aq) under standard conditions.

(b) Find an oxidizing agent that will oxidize copper metal.

Strategy Consult Table 18.1 as an activity series: The higher half-reaction will be the reduction process of a spontaneous chemical reaction.

Table 18.1TABLE 18.1 Standard Reduction Potentials at 25 C Reduction half-reaction F(g) + 2e- Ce4+ (aq) + e MnO4 (aq) +

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Chemistry Principles And Practice

ISBN: 9780534420123

3rd Edition

Authors: Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball

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