Read the following redox reaction and determine which reactant is reduced and which is oxidized.

F2 + Zn -- ZnF2

Which is reduced & which is oxidized? Thanks!

Question

Read the following redox reaction and determine which reactant is reduced and which is oxidized.

F2 + Zn --> ZnF2

Which is reduced & which is oxidized? Thanks!

vincent-lyon.fr · Answer

You should not close your questions until you get a reasonable number of answers, because it is not visible anymore to most users of OS.

In $ZnF_2$ , you have a lattice of $Zn^{2+}$ ions and $F^-$ ions.

So you can re-write you equation as:

$Zn\rightarrow Zn^{2+}+2e^-$
$F_2+2e^-\rightarrow 2F^-$

Now you should see which is reduced and which is oxidized.

anonymous · Answer

Oh I closed it because I figured it out. But thank you :)