Apply The following equations show redox reactions that

Chapter , Problem 83

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Apply The following equations show redox reactions that are sometimes used in the laboratory to generate pure nitrogen gas and pure dinitrogen monoxide gas (nitrous oxide, N 2 O). N H 4 N O 2 (s) N 2 (g) + 2 H 2 O(l) N H 4 N O 3 (s) N 2 O(g) + 2 H 2 O(l) a. Determine the oxidation number of each element in the two equations, and then make diagrams showing the changes in oxidation numbers that occur in each reaction. b. Identify the atom that is oxidized and the atom that is reduced in each of the two reactions. c. Identify the oxidizing and reducing agents in each of the two reactions. d. Write a sentence telling how the electron transfer taking place in these two reactions differs from that taking place here. 2AgN O 3 + Zn Zn(N O 3 ) 2 + 2Ag