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For questions about the reduction potential (A measure of the tendency of a chemical species to acquire electrons and thereby be reduced) or its applications. Also see the tag [electrochemistry].

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Silver Tarnish and Reactivity Series

We do indeed have an exothermic reaction between hydrogen sulfide and silver, which goes against the usual EMF series. The EMF series applies specifically to species in water solution, so we should no …
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Why is the reduction potential of Cu$^{2+}$ less than Cu$^+$?

We should qualify this properly. Water-solvated copper(II) has a lower reduction potential than water-solvated copper(I). As will be mentioned below, copper -- alone among fourth-period transition ele …
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what are other metal oxide that can be used as electron acceptors?

A few oxides do beat silver oxide (or at least the silver(I) oxide reported in the question) in terms of reduction potential. Here, examples are given for basic solutions and for acid solutions. Reduc …
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Can molten aluminium be used to reduce iron oxide (rust) into iron?

Aluminum can indeed reduce iron oxide, but you may not get iron metal. Aluminum and iron constitute one of many pairs of metals that form intermetallic compounds. Reference [1](https://doi.org/10.1007 …
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Relative stability of $\ce{V^2+}$ and $\ce{V^3+}$ and their Standard Electrode Potential

An independent source gives $-0.37$ for titanium, $-0.26$ for vanadium and $-0.42$ for chromium, showing that vanadium is relatively high compared with its immediate neighbors. The book should have sa …
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Can water oxidize zinc?

I've seen similar demonstrations with magnesium, and in both cases the explanation is the same. The metal reacts to produce the hydroxide plus hydrogen; with zinc this would be $\ce{Zn + 2 H2O -> Zn( …
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Can the 5+ and 4+ oxidation state of Vanadium ion exist independently?

Most likely, vanadium cannot exist as a 4+ or 5+ ion except as part of a covalently bound species such as $\ce{VO^{2+}}$ or $\ce{VO2^+}$. However, its heavier congeners niobium and tantalum form mine …
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Latimer diagram for a metal in basic solution

Let's look at how you would add in the water and hydroxide ions for the $\ce{MO4^{3-}->MO(OH)}$ reaction. Step 1: Start with the given metal species, with the metal oxidation states included: $\ce{ …
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Why is hypochlorite a stronger oxidizing agent than other oxychlorides?

Besides the the thermodynamic aspects discussed by Matthew, consider the kinetic aspects. Oxidation by a chlorine oxyanion involves displacement of oxygen from its bond with the chlorine. Such a dis …
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