2 299678 May 13, 2010 #1 Advertisement - Members don't see this ad H2C2O4 + MnO4^- --> Mn^2+ + CO2 + H2O + H+ I know how to balance its half reaction MnO4^-> Mn^2+ and H2C2O4 ----> CO2, but how to balance the rest ---> H2O + H^+ ????
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad H2C2O4 + MnO4^- --> Mn^2+ + CO2 + H2O + H+ I know how to balance its half reaction MnO4^-> Mn^2+ and H2C2O4 ----> CO2, but how to balance the rest ---> H2O + H^+ ????
E engr2dent Full Member 10+ Year Member Joined Dec 30, 2009 Messages 11 Reaction score 0 Points 0 May 13, 2010 #2 kpark102 said: H2C2O4 + MnO4^- --> Mn^2+ + CO2 + H2O + H+ I know how to balance its half reaction MnO4^-> Mn^2+ and H2C2O4 ----> CO2, but how to balance the rest ---> H2O + H^+ ???? Click to expand... I did it and came up with the same solution found here (which gives a good explanation and saves me from typing it over 🙂): http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091007075210AAjvJie Upvote 0 Downvote
kpark102 said: H2C2O4 + MnO4^- --> Mn^2+ + CO2 + H2O + H+ I know how to balance its half reaction MnO4^-> Mn^2+ and H2C2O4 ----> CO2, but how to balance the rest ---> H2O + H^+ ???? Click to expand... I did it and came up with the same solution found here (which gives a good explanation and saves me from typing it over 🙂): http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20091007075210AAjvJie
