1Department of Chemistry, Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
World Journal of Chemical Education.
2015,
Vol. 3 No. 3, 74-77
DOI: 10.12691/wjce-3-3-4
Copyright © 2015 Science and Education PublishingCite this paper: Matthew S. Fox. On Balancing Acidic and Basic Reduction/Oxidation Reactions with a Calculator.
World Journal of Chemical Education. 2015; 3(3):74-77. doi: 10.12691/wjce-3-3-4.
Correspondence to: Matthew S. Fox, Department of Chemistry, Cheyenne Mountain High School, Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. Email:
matthew.2.fox@ucdenver.eduAbstract
Balancing chemical equations is a fundamental skill every chemist—from novice to professional—must have. In this report we present a calculator-based, linear algebraic method that balances even the most rigorous acidic and basic conditioned redox equations in an expeditious manner.
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