Consider the reaction for the production of lead. 2PbO + PbS ➡️ 3Pb + SO2 Determine the oxidation numbers for each chemical species. Identify the reduced and oxidized chemical species.
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2015-11-05T09:46:44-0500
Lead in PbO and PbS are reduced and sulfide in PbS is oxidized. 2Pb(+2)O(-2) + Pb(+2)S(-2) ➡️ 3Pb(0) + S(+4)O(-2)2
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