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There are several reactions listed in this problem, and we need to identify whether or not they are redox reactions.
00:07
To do that, it's best to identify the oxidation numbers first, and then see if there's a change yet the oxidation number.
00:15
We see sodium going from an oxidation state of zero and chlorine, an oxidation state of zero, to sodium now 1 plus and chlorine now chloride.
00:25
Because there is a change in the oxidation number, then this is definitely a redox reaction.
00:31
We then go to the second reaction where carbon reacts with oxygen forming carbon dioxide, and we assign oxidation numbers, zero on carbon, zero on oxygen.
00:41
We then go to carbon dioxide and the oxidation number of carbon has become plus four and oxygen minus two.
00:50
So also a change in oxidation number, therefore this is a redox reaction.
00:55
Reaction three, we have two waters reacting with each other, forming two hydrogens and two oxygens.
01:03
Using the oxidation number rules, oxygen is minus two, hydrogen is plus one.
01:08
Then when we go to their elemental forms, each of them are zero.
01:12
So this is also a change in oxidation number, definitely a redox reaction.
01:18
Then for the fourth one, we have sodium chloride reacting with silver nitrate.
01:23
And if we look closely, we simply see that there is a switching of partners, the cat ions switch places.
01:34
And as the cat ions switch places, there is no change in charge or oxidation number.
01:39
Because of this, this is a simple precipitation reaction, recognizing that this ends up becoming a solid of sodium chloride, so not a redox reaction.
01:50
Then the next one, we have ammonia reacting with hcl, producing nh4 plus ammonium and the chloride anion.
02:01
Here we just have an exchange of a hydrogen...