20) Which of the following is an oxidationfireduction reaction?
A) CaCl2 + Na2SO4 → CaSO4 + 2NaCl
B) KOH + HNO3 → H2O + KNO3
C) N2 + O2 → 2NO
D) AgNO3 + NaCl → AgCl + NaNO3
E) Al2(SO4)3 + 6KOH → 2Al(OH)3 + 3K2SO4
21) What is oxidized and what is reduced in the following reaction?
2Al(s) + 3Br2(g) → 2AlBr3(s)
A) Al is oxidized and Br2 is reduced.
B) AlBr3 is reduced and Br2 is oxidized.
C) Al is reduced and Br2 isoxidized.
D) AlBr3 is reduced and Al is oxidized.
E) AlBr3 is oxidized and Al is reduced.
22) Which of the following describes an oxidation reaction?
A) loss of electrons or loss of oxygen
B) loss of electrons or gain of oxygen
C) loss of electrons or gain of hydrogen
D) gain of electrons or gain of oxygen
E) gain of electrons or loss of H
23) In an oxidation-reduction reaction, the substance oxidized always
A) takes on oxygen atoms.
B) shows a loss of electrons.
C) gives up hydrogen atoms.
D) shows a gain of electrons.
E) becomes a charged species.