Balancing redox equations through zero oxidation number method

Abstract

Many high school students and first-year undergraduate students find it difficult to balance redox reactions. A method using zero oxidation number to balance redox equations is presented herein. This method may shorten the balancing time and lessen the effort. It is a helpful complement to the traditional oxidation number method and half-reaction method.

Keywords

• balancing redox equations
• oxidation number
• stoichiometry