Question: Some metals, such as thallium, can be oxidized to more than one oxidation state. Obtain the balanced net ionic equations for the following oxidationreduction reactions,

Some metals, such as thallium, can be oxidized to more than one oxidation state. Obtain the balanced net ionic equations for the following oxidation–reduction reactions, in which nitric acid is reduced to nitric oxide, NO.
a. Oxidation of thallium metal to thallium(I) ion by nitric acid.
b. Oxidation of thallium(I) ion to thallium(III) ion by nitric acid.
c. Oxidation of thallium metal to thallium(III) by nitric acid.
[Consider adding the a and b equations.]

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