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Chapter 19, Problem 52P(choose chapter or problem)
Consider the following redox reaction:
\(\mathrm{IO}_4^-(aq)+2\mathrm{I}^-(aq)+\mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O}(l)\ \longrightarrow\mathrm{\ I}_2(s)+\mathrm{IO}_3^-(aq)+2\mathrm{OH}^-(aq)\)
When \(\mathrm{KIO}_{4}\) is added to a solution containing iodide ions labeled with radioactive iodine-128, all the radioactivity appears in \(\mathrm{I}_{2}\) and none in the \(\mathrm{IO}_{3}^{-}\) ion. What can you deduce about the mechanism for the redox process?
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QUESTION:
Consider the following redox reaction:
\(\mathrm{IO}_4^-(aq)+2\mathrm{I}^-(aq)+\mathrm{H}_2\mathrm{O}(l)\ \longrightarrow\mathrm{\ I}_2(s)+\mathrm{IO}_3^-(aq)+2\mathrm{OH}^-(aq)\)
When \(\mathrm{KIO}_{4}\) is added to a solution containing iodide ions labeled with radioactive iodine-128, all the radioactivity appears in \(\mathrm{I}_{2}\) and none in the \(\mathrm{IO}_{3}^{-}\) ion. What can you deduce about the mechanism for the redox process?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
A chemical process in which electrons are transferred between two reactants is referred to as a redox reaction.