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**Problem 4: Balancing Ionic Equations Using the Half Reaction Method**

Objective: Balance the following ionic equation using the half reaction method. Be sure to show the steps in obtaining the balanced oxidation and reduction half reactions.

Note: More than one atom may be either oxidized or reduced. If so, write a separate reaction for each atom which changes its oxidation state.

**Given Ionic Equation:**

\[
\text{Cl}^- + \text{F}^- + \text{S}_2\text{O}_8^{2-} \rightarrow \text{Cl}_2 + \text{F}_2 + \text{SO}_4^{2-}
\]
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Transcribed Image Text:**Problem 4: Balancing Ionic Equations Using the Half Reaction Method** Objective: Balance the following ionic equation using the half reaction method. Be sure to show the steps in obtaining the balanced oxidation and reduction half reactions. Note: More than one atom may be either oxidized or reduced. If so, write a separate reaction for each atom which changes its oxidation state. **Given Ionic Equation:** \[ \text{Cl}^- + \text{F}^- + \text{S}_2\text{O}_8^{2-} \rightarrow \text{Cl}_2 + \text{F}_2 + \text{SO}_4^{2-} \]
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First we need to determine the oxidation state of each atom in the given reaction . 

From that we can determine which atoms oxidised and reduced. 

Then we can balance oxidation and reduction half reactions separately. 

To get the complete balanced reaction, we need to balance the lose and gain of electrons in oxidation and reduction half reaction. For this we need to multiply the equation by a whole number of required. 

Then we need to add those half reaction to get the complete balanced equation. 

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