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reduction performic acid

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 2:35 am
by magdalena
I am begging you, how to balance the reaction:

Na2S2O3 + HCOOOH =

Re: reduction performic acid

Posted: Mon Sep 06, 2021 8:33 am
by ChenBeier
Thiosulfate will be oxidised to sulfate performiat to formiat.

S2O3 2- + 10 OH- => 2 SO4 2- + 5 H2O + 8 e- Oxidation

HCOOOH + 2e- => HCOO- + OH- Reduction

Combine

Re: reduction performic acid

Posted: Tue Sep 07, 2021 2:31 am
by magdalena
Thank you very much for help :)))))))))))))))