Question

When balancing the oxidation and reduction half-reactions for acidic solutions, you should:

use H+ and OH− equally in order to balance the equation

use H+ only in order to balance the equation

use H+ and H2O, as needed to balance the equation

use OH− and H2O, as needed to balance the equation

Answer 1

When balancing the oxidation and reduction half-reactions for acidic solutions, you should use H+ and H2O, as needed to balance the equation.