It is the zinc that gets reduced, and the magnesium that gets oxidised. This is because zinc has the higher reduction potential of -0,76 V, compared to magnesiums -2,37 V.
The oxidation half cell therefore becomes Mg (s) --> Mg2++ 2e-
MgCl2 aq plus Zn s is the oxidation half-reaction for Mg s plus ZnCl2 aq.
Half of half of half of one half is one sixteenth (0.0625).
This equals one and a half.
Half would be 50% of something. So half of half would be 25% of something.
Well if you can use half,quaters,and more fractions The awnser to half + half is 1
Zn^2+ + 2e- ––> Zn(s)
The half-reaction for this redox reaction could be written as: Zn(s) -> Zn2+(aq) + 2e-. This indicates the oxidation of solid zinc (Zn) to zinc ions (Zn2+) and the release of 2 electrons.
An oxidation half-reaction
The half reaction for the oxidation of water is: 2H2O - O2 4H 4e-
They show the oxidation an reduction half's of a reaction seperately
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half reaction
The balanced half reaction for the oxidation of hydrogen peroxide is: 2H2O2 - O2 2H 2e-
Cl2 + 2Cu --> 2CuCl Oxidation reaction is Cu --> Cu+ + 1e Reduction reaction is Cl + 1e --> Cl- Redox reaction is Cu + Cl --> Cu+ + Cl-
The anode loses electrons and undergoes oxidation half-reaction. The cathode gains electrons and undergoes reduction half-reaction.
It's not entirely clear what the question is asking... but oxidation involves the loss of electrons from an atom or ion, and reduction involves the gain of electrons. The other parts of a redox (reduction-oxidation) reaction may involve atoms forming and breaking bonds, but the oxidation or reduction part is just about losing or gaining electrons. You might be talking about what is called a "half-reaction." A half-reaction is the part of the reaction that is only either the oxidation step or the reduction step. Neither is a complete reaction, but put together the two half-reactions give the overall reactions. In the oxidation half-reaction, electrons come out as products, and in the reduction half-reaction electrons go in as reactants. Remember: OIL RIG Oxidation Is Loss; Reduction Is Gain.
Reversing the equation gives the oxidation half reaction. Doing this changes the sign on the voltage, not the magnitude.