Balance the half reaction, c5o5 2-(g) â co3 2-(aq), taking place in basic media. which answer below describes how many hydroxide ions are needed to balance the half reaction?

Answer is: 20 ions, left side.

Unbalanced half reaction: C₅O₅²⁻(g) → CO₃²⁻(aq).

1) There are 5 carbon atoms on the left side of half reaction and 1 carbon atom on right, so first add coefficient 5 in fron of carbon dioxide to balance carbon atoms: C₅O₅²⁻(g) → 5CO₃²⁻(aq).

2) Because there are more oxygen atoms on the right, add OH⁻ ions on the left side of half reaction and water on the right: OH⁻(aq) + C₅O₅²⁻(g) → 5CO₃²⁻(aq) + H₂O(l).

3) Balance oxygen (25 atoms on boths side) and hydrogen (20 atoms on both side of half reaction) atoms:

Balanced half reaction: 20OH⁻(aq) + C₅O₅²⁻(g) → 5CO₃²⁻(aq) + 10H₂O(l).

- calcium has greater affinity to bond with electron receptors than hydrogen does and hence, it has the ability to replace hydrogen in most of its compounds.

- lithium has 2 valence electrons in the product because it can make only 1 bond with hydrogen. beryllium has 4 valence electrons in the product because it can only make 2 bonds. it has fewer electrons than neon and can react with electron donors. each hydrogen has 2 valence electrons, the same as helium.

- the covalent bond formed between carbon and hydrogen is polar because carbon is more electronegative than hydrogen and it attracts the bonded electron pair closer to itself, thus giving hydrogen a partial positive charge.

- a hydrogen bond is a relatively weak bond that hydrogen atoms make with the electronegative atoms nitrogen, oxygen or fluorine.

so the best choice is a.) 2 calcium (ca) atoms