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| Determine Oxidation states |
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| Figure out reduction and oxidation |
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| Separate out the O and R reactions |
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| Balance all elements except H and O |
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| Balance O's by adding H20's to the deficient side of the equation |
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| Balance H's by adding H+'s to the deficient side of the equation. |
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| If a basic solution, then for how many H's you have, add that same number of OH's to both sides of the equation. They combine with OH's to make H20's. Cancel out extra H20 |
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| Balance electrons by adding e-'s to the defficient side. |
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| Balance electrons between the half reactions by multiplying the hald reactions by coefficients to get the LCM |
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| Add the half reactions (and cancel quantities of identical species) |
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