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Balance the following equation using half-reaction method in the acidic medium: Zn+NO_{3}^{-} \longrightarrow Zn^{2+}+NH_{4}^{+}

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Reaction skeleton

Zn\quad +\quad { NO }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad \rightarrow \quad { Zn }^{ 2+ }\quad +\quad { NH }_{ 4 }^{ - }

Assign oxidation number for each atom

{ Zn }^{ 0 }\quad +\quad { N }^{ +5 }{ { O }^{ -2 } }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad \rightarrow \quad { Zn }^{ +22+ }\quad +\quad { N }^{ +3 }{ { H }^{ -1 } }_{ 4 }^{ - }

Identify the redox couples

O:\quad { Zn }^{ 0 }\quad \rightarrow \quad { Zn }^{ +22+ }

R:\quad { N }^{ +5 }{ { O }^{ -2 } }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad \rightarrow \quad { N }^{ +3 }{ { H }^{ -1 } }_{ 4 }^{ - }

Combine redox couples

O:\quad { Zn }^{ 0 }\quad \rightarrow \quad { Zn }^{ +22+ }

R:\quad { N }^{ +5 }{ { O }^{ -2 } }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad \rightarrow \quad { N }^{ +3 }{ { H }^{ -1 } }_{ 4 }^{ - }

Balance all atoms except hydrogen and oxygen

O:\quad Zn\quad \rightarrow \quad { Zn }^{ 2+ }

R:\quad { NO }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad \rightarrow \quad { NH }_{ 4 }^{ - }

Balance oxygen atoms

O:\quad Zn\quad \rightarrow \quad { Zn }^{ 2+ }

R:\quad { NO }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad \rightarrow \quad { NH }_{ 4 }^{ - } \quad +\quad 3{ H }_{ 2 }O

Balance hydrogen atoms

O:\quad Zn\quad \rightarrow \quad { Zn }^{ 2+ }

R:\quad { NO }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad +\quad 10{ H }^{ + } \quad \rightarrow \quad { NH }_{ 4 }^{ - } \quad +\quad 3{ H }_{ 2 }O

Balance the charge

O:\quad Zn\quad \rightarrow \quad { Zn }^{ 2+ }\quad +\quad 2{ e }^{ - }  

R:\quad { NO }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad +\quad 10{ H }^{ + }\quad 10{ e }^{ - }\quad \rightarrow \quad { NH }_{ 4 }^{ - }\quad +\quad 3{ H }_{ 2 }O

Make electron gain equivalent to electron lost

O:\quad Zn\quad \rightarrow \quad { Zn }^{ 2+ }\quad +\quad 2{ e }^{ - }

R:\quad { NO }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad +\quad 10{ H }^{ + }\quad 10{ e }^{ - }\quad \rightarrow \quad { NH }_{ 4 }^{ - }\quad +\quad 3{ H }_{ 2 }O

O:\quad 5Zn\quad \rightarrow \quad 5{ Zn }^{ 2+ }\quad +\quad 10{ e }^{ - }

R:\quad { NO }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad +\quad 10{ H }^{ + }\quad 10{ e }^{ - }\quad \rightarrow \quad { NH }_{ 4 }^{ - }\quad +\quad 3{ H }_{ 2 }O

Add the half-reactions together

5Zn\quad +\quad { NO }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad +\quad 10{ H }^{ + }\quad +\quad 10{ e }^{ - }\quad \rightarrow \quad 5{ Zn }^{ 2+ }\quad +\quad { NH }_{ 4 }^{ - }\quad +\quad 10{ e }^{ - }\quad +\quad 3{ H }_{ 2 }O

Simplify the equation

5Zn\quad +\quad { NO }_{ 3 }^{ - }\quad +\quad 10{ H }^{ + }\quad \rightarrow \quad 5{ Zn }^{ 2+ }\quad +\quad { NH }_{ 4 }^{ - }\quad +\quad 3{ H }_{ 2 }O

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