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The number of electrons donated from substance(s) getting oxidized to the substance(s) getting reduced in the chemical equation for the following reaction is:
Cr 2 O 7 2 - + Fe 2 + + C 2 O 4 2 - Cr 3 + + Fe 3 + + CO 2  (Unbalanced)
ChemistryRedox ReactionsNEET
Options:
  • A 6
  • B 5
  • C 3
  • D 4
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 6

Writing the balanced oxidation and reduction half-reactions, making the number of electrons same in them and adding both half-reactions gives us the final balanced equation:

[Fe2++C2O42    Fe3++2CO2+3e]×2 (oxidation)

Cr2O72+14H++6e    2Cr3++7H2O (reduction)

On adding both the reactions, we get,

Cr2O72+2Fe2++2C2O42+14H+2Cr3++2Fe3++4CO2+7H2O

Thus, 6 electrons are donated from oxidized substances to the reduced substance.

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