Assign oxidation numbers, find reductant and oxidant atoms and tie them before and after, then balance each molecular redox equation by the oxidation number method: a. __ HNO3 + __ CO → __ NO + __ CO2 + __ H2O reductant atom: ___ oxidant atom: ____ b. __ HCl + __ H2O2 → __ HClO2 + __ H2O reductant atom: ___ oxidant atom: ____

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Assign oxidation numbers, find reductant and oxidant atoms and tie them before and after, then balance each molecular redox equation by the oxidation number method:
a. __ HNO3 + __ CO → __ NO + __ CO2 + __ H2O

reductant atom: ___ oxidant atom: ____


b. __ HCl + __ H2O2 → __ HClO2 + __ H2O

reductant atom: ___ oxidant atom: ____

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