August 2015 Chemistry Regents #83-85

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Question 83-85

 

  Base your answers to questions 83 through 85 on the information below and on your knowledge of chemistry.

 Early scientists defined oxidation as a chemical reaction in which oxygen combined with another element to produce an oxide of the element. An example of oxidation based on this definition is the combustion of methane. This reaction is represented by the balanced equation below.

 Equation 1:    CH4(g)  + 2O2(g) → CO2(g) + 2H2O(g)

The definition of oxidation has since been expanded to include many reactions that do not involve oxygen. An example of oxidation based on this expanded definition is the reaction between magnesium ribbon and powdered sulfur when heated in a crucible. This reaction is represented by the balanced equation below.

Equation 2:    Mg(s) + S(s) → MgS(s)

83 State why early scientists classified the reaction represented by equation 1 as oxidation. [1]

Answer--> Oxides are formed.

A substance reacts with oxygen.Zn to the Cu.....Right

84 Determine the change in oxidation number of carbon in equation 1. [1]

Answer-->from -4 to +4

85 Write a balanced half-reaction equation for the oxidation that occurs in the reaction represented by equation 2. [1]

Answer-->Mg → Mg2+ + 2e-

Conversion Table Aug 2015

raw score (out of 85)scale score (your grade)
7991
7889
7485
7080
5065

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