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Break the following reactions into their half reactions. Label what is being oxidized and what is being reduced and by what number of e-

P4 + 5O2 --> P4O10

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This is an reduction-oxidization reaction in chemistry. In this reaction, one reactant is being oxidized and one is being reduced. You need to break it into half reactions by writing the reduction and oxidization reactions separately.

First you need to identify which one is the reduction reaction. The reduction reaction is when one ...

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