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arranging half-cell reactions in order

Arrange the following five reduction half-cell reactions in order listing the largest positive reduction potential first and give the best oxidizing and reducing agents....

Observations:

i) A reacts spontaneously with 1 mol/L BNO3, 1 mol/L D(NO3) and dilute sulfuric acid. A does not react 1 mol/L C (NO3)

ii) B does not react spontaneously with any of the 1mol/L solutions above or with        dilute sulfuric acid.

iii) C reacts spontaneously with dilute sulfuric acid and with 1 mol/L solutions of all other metallic salts.

iv) D reacts spontaneously with 1mol/L B(NO3). It does not react with dilute sulfuric acid.

a) Use the observations and arrange the following five reduction half-cell reactions in order…the one with the largest positive reduction potential first ,and tell which is the best oxidizing and reducing agent..


                                A+2 +2e- -A (s)
                            
                            B+ + e-  B(s)
                      
                           C2+ + 2e-  C(s)

                               D2+ + 2e-  D(s)

                              2H+ + 2e-  H2 (g)

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Observations:

A reacts spontaneously with 1 mol/L BNO3, 1 mol/L D(NO3) and dilute
sulfuric acid. A does not react 1 mol/L C (NO3)

B does not react spontaneously with any of the 1mol/L solutions above or
with dilute sulfuric acid.

C reacts spontaneously with dilute sulfuric acid and with 1 mol/L
solutions of all other metallic salts.

D reacts spontaneously with 1mol/L B(NO3). It does not react with dilute
sulfuric acid.

Use the observations and arrange the following five reduction half-cell
reactions in order…the one with the largest positive reduction
potential first ,and tell which is the best oxidizing and reducing
agent..

A+2 +2e- -(A (s)



B+ + e- ( B(s)



C2+ + 2e- ( C(s)



D2+ + 2e- ( D(s)

2H+ + 2e- ( H2 (g)


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