A redox half reaction is a reduction or an oxidation reaction. He half reaction does not occur by itself it much be coupled so that he electron released for another to be accepted.
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Emie Beahan
oxidation or reduction of an element
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∙ 11y agoEquations showing which elements are oxidized and which are reduced
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∙ 10y agoSome chemical reactions require oxidation and reduction to occur. Sodium and Chlorine react ... the sodium atoms lose electrons and become sodium ions. That is one half of what is going on. That is a half-reaction. At the same time the chlorine atoms are absorbing those same electrons to become chloride ions. That is the other half of what is going on. That is also a half reaction.
Symbolically you can write these as 2 separate things:
Na --> Na+ + e-
Cl2 +2e- --> 2Cl-
notice because chlorine is diatomic, there are 2e- involved in that half reaction.
You should now reconcile this by balancing the number of electrons to be the same in both half reactions by multiplying the top half-reaction by 2.
2Na --> 2Na+ + 2e-
Cl2 +2e- --> 2Cl-
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∙ 5y agoThe oxidation and reduction halves of a reaction
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What is the half redox reaction for KI
Cu2+(aq) + 2e- → Cu(s) and Fe(s) → Fe2+(aq) + 2e-