Asked by Karen

When balancing the following, what is being reduced, what are the reducing agents, and what is the initial and final oxidation states of the reduction agent?

Fe3O4(s) + C(s) > CO2 (g) + Fe
Answered by DrBob222
Carbon is being oxidized and Fe3O4 is being reduced.
Reducing agents are the same as what is oxidized.
What do you not understand about determining oxidation states?
http://www.chemteam.info/Redox/Redox-Rules.html
Answered by Karen
So Fe304 is being reduced and C is the reducing agent? Would the initial and final oxidation states be C and 2C?
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