- ANa S O
- BNaHSO
- CNaCl
- DNaOH
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Correct answer: B
Step-by-step Solution:
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Identify Reactants and Reaction Type: The reaction is between aqueous sodium thiosulfate () and chlorine (). Sodium thiosulfate acts as a reducing agent, while chlorine is a strong oxidizing agent. This indicates a redox reaction will occur.
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Determine the Oxidation and Reduction Half-Reactions:
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Oxidation of Thiosulfate: In the thiosulfate ion (), the average oxidation state of sulfur is +2. Chlorine is a strong oxidizing agent, so it will oxidize the sulfur to its highest stable oxidation state, which is +6 in the sulfate ion (). Tetrathionate () is formed only with mild oxidizing agents like iodine. The unbalanced oxidation half-reaction is: To balance this half-reaction in an acidic medium (as we'll see, the reaction produces acid):
- Balance sulfur atoms:
- Balance oxygen atoms by adding water ():
- Balance hydrogen atoms by adding protons ():
- Balance the charge by adding electrons (): The charge on the left is -2. The charge on the right is . To balance, we add 8 electrons to the right side.
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Reduction of Chlorine: Chlorine gas (), with an oxidation state of 0, is reduced to chloride ions (), with an oxidation state of -1. The balanced reduction half-reaction is:
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Combine the Half-Reactions: To get the overall ionic equation, we need to balance the electrons. We multiply the reduction half-reaction by 4 so that the number of electrons (8e-) is the same in both half-reactions.
- Oxidation:
- Reduction: Adding them together and canceling the electrons gives the overall ionic equation:
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Determine the Final Products in Molecular Form: The initial reactant was sodium thiosulfate (), so we have as spectator ions. The products in the aqueous solution are sulfate ions (), chloride ions (), hydrogen ions (), and the spectator sodium ions (). The reaction produces a large amount of ions, making the solution strongly acidic. In a strongly acidic solution, sulfate ions () react with to form bisulfate ions (). So, the main sulfur-containing species will be . The products can be represented as sodium bisulfate () and hydrochloric acid (). Let's write the full balanced molecular equation: The products are sodium bisulfate and hydrochloric acid.
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Evaluate the Options:
- A: (Sodium tetrathionate) is formed with mild oxidizing agents like , not strong ones like . So, A is incorrect.
- B: (Sodium bisulfate) is one of the main products of the reaction, representing the oxidized form of sulfur. So, B is correct.
- C: (Sodium chloride) can be considered to be formed from the and ions present in the solution. However, represents the fate of the primary reactant (), making it the more significant and specific product of the transformation.
- D: (Sodium hydroxide) is a base. The reaction produces acid, so this option is incorrect.
Therefore, the most appropriate answer is NaHSO.
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