balance the following redox reaction by ion electron method
Cl2O7(g) + H2O2(aq) - ClO2-(aq) + O2(g) (in basic medium)
balance the following redox reaction by oxidation number method
Cr2O7 2-(aq) + SO2(g) - Cr3+(aq) +SO4 2-(aq) (in acidic medium)
I . Divide the equation in two halves.
Cr2O72-→Cr3+ (reduction half reaction)
SO2→SO42- (OXIDATION HALF REACTION)
II. Balance the atoms other than O and H
Cr2O72-→2Cr3+
SO2→SO42-
III. Then O and H are balanced using H and H 2 O
Cr2O72-+14H+→2Cr3+ +7H 2O
SO2 + 2H2O→SO42- +4H+
IV. Electrons need to be added to balance the charge.
Cr2O72-+14H+ +6e- →2Cr3+ +7H 2O .........................(1)
SO2 + 2H2O→SO42- +4H+ +2e- ...............................(2)
V. Loss and gain of electrons need to be made equal:
For this, we need to multiply equation (2) by 3
VI. Adding both equations
Cr2O72-+2H+ +3SO2 →2Cr3+ +7H 2O
- Similarly, you can do for the second equation by using H+ for balancing the number of H in place of OH-ion. let me know in case of any difficulty.