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Show how using half-reactions may be used to balance (relatively) complex oxidation/reduction reactions such as the...

Show how using half-reactions may be used to balance (relatively) complex oxidation/reduction reactions such as the following reaction in basic solution:

Let's try this problem together - feel free to answer the first couple of questions (oxidation states) and then the next person can take over.....by the end we can solve it all together.

What is the oxidation state of sulfur (S) in SO32-? What is the oxidation state of sulfur in SO42-? Write the appropriate half-reaction in a basic solution?

What is the oxidation state of Cu in Cu(OH)2? What is the oxidation state of Cu in CuOH? Write the appropriate half-reaction in a basic solution?

Combine the half-reactions so as to cancel out the excess electrons from both sides of the equation into the overall, balanced oxidation/reduction reaction.

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