Cr2(CH3COO)4(H2O)2 was prepared using the following reaction: 2Cr3+ + Zn(s) --> 2Cr2+ + Zn2+ 2Cr2+ + 4CH3COO- + 2H2O --> Cr2(CH3COO)4(H2O)2 (s) Discuss this reaction and how the reagents react with one another to form the product.

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Cr2(CH3COO)4(H2O)2 was prepared using the following reaction:

2Cr3+ + Zn(s) --> 2Cr2+ + Zn2+

2Cr2+ + 4CH3COO- + 2H2O --> Cr2(CH3COO)4(H2O)2 (s)

Discuss this reaction and how the reagents react with one another to form the product.

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