(a) Use the data in Appendix 2B to decide which of ozone and fluorine is the stronger oxidizing agent in water.

(b) Does your answer depend on whether the reaction is carried out in acidic or basic solution?

2B STANDARD POTENTIALS AT 25 C Potentials in Electrochemical Order Reduction half-reaction Strongly oxidizing HXeO6 + 2 H+ + 2 e XeO3 + 3 HO F2 e 2 F 03 + 2 H+ + 2 e O + HO SO8 +2e 2 SO4- Ag+ + e Agt C t cot HO+ 2 H+ + 2e 2 HO Aue Au Pb+ + 2 e Pb+ 2 HClO + 2 H+ +2e Ch + 2 HO Ce++eCe+ 2 HBrO + 2 H+ + 2 e MnO4 + 8 H+ + 5e Mn+ + eMn+ Au+ + 3 e Au Cl +2 e 2 Cl CrO7 + 14 H+ + 6 e 03 + HO + 2 e O + 4 H+ + 4e MnO + 4H+ + 2e clo + 2H+ + 2e Pt+ + 2 e Pt Br + 2 e2 Br Pu+ + ePu+ 3+ Br2 + 2 HO Mn+ + 4 H0 2 Cr+ + 7 HO 02 + 2 OH 2 HO Mn+ + 2 HO ClO3 + HO NO3 + 4 H+ + 3 eNO + 2 HO 2+ 2 Hg+ + 2e Hg+ clo + HO +2e Cl + 2 OH Hg+ + 2 e Hg E/V +3.0 +2.87 +2.07 +2.05 +1.98 +1.81 +1.78 +1.69 +1.67 +1.63 +1.61 +1.60 +1.51 +1.51 +1.40 +1.36 +1.33 +1.24 +1.23 +1.23 +1.23 +1.20 +1.09 +0.97 +0.96 +0.92 +0.89 +0.85 Reduction half-reaction NO3 + HO + 2e NO+ 2 OH Ti+ + e Ti+ 2 H + 2e H Fe+ + 3 e Fe O + HO + 2 e HO + OH Pb+ + 2e Pb In+ + e In Sn+ + 2 e Sn Ag + I Ni Agi + e Ni+ + 2 e V+ + e V+ Co+ +2 e In+ + 3 e Tl+ + e TI Co In PbSO4 + 2 e Ti+ + e Ti+ In+ + e In+ Cd+ + 2e Cd Cr+ +eCr+ Fe+ + 2e Fe In +2 e S+ 2e S- Pb + SO4- + In Gae Ga O + e 0 U4+ + e Se+ 2 e Cr+ +eIn2+ Se- + 3e Cr E/V +0.01 0.00 0, by definition -0.04 -0.08 -0.13 -0.14 -0.14 -0.15 -0.23 -0.26 -0.28 -0.34 -0.34 -0.36 -0.37 -0.40 -0.40 -0.41 -0.44 -0.44 -0.48 -0.49 -0.53 -0.56 -0.61 -0.67 -0.74