Is the dissolution of a solid metal in an acidic solution an example of a #"redox reaction?"#
1 Answer
Jan 3, 2017
The metal is oxidized, and the hydrogen ion is reduced.
Explanation:
For the oxidation of #"Zn"# :
For the reduction of #"hydronium ion"# :
We add these equations together such that electrons do not appear in the equation:
We would repeat this for iron metal and sulfuric acid, except that sulfuric acid is a non-oxidizing acid under normal circumstances, and the question SHOULD have been asked with respect to hydrochloric acid or nitric acid. Iron filings will react with