Aluminium reacts with hydrochloric acid to form aluminium chloride, AlCl 3 , and hydrogen. This is a
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Aluminium reacts with hydrochloric acid to form aluminium chloride, AlCl3, and hydrogen. This is a redox reaction.
a. Explain in term of electrons, what is meant by a redox reaction.
b. i. Write a half-equation to show aluminium changing to aluminium ions.
ii. Write a second half-equation to show what happens to the hydrogen ions from the acid.
iii. What is the change in oxidation number when a hydrogen ion turns into a hydrogen atom?
c. Construct a balanced ionic equation for the reaction between aluminium atoms and hydrogen ions.
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Cambridge International AS And A Level Chemistry Coursebook
ISBN: 9781316637739
2nd Edition
Authors: Lawrie Ryan, Roger Norris
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