For each of the following balanced oxidation-reduction reactions, (i) identify the oxidation numbers for all the elements in the reactants and products and (ii) state the total number of electrons transferred in each reaction.(a) I2O51s2 + 5 CO1g2 ¡ I21s2 + 5 CO21g2(b) 2 Hg2+1aq2 + N2H41aq2¡2 Hg1l2 + N21g2+ 4 H+1aq2(c) 3 H2S1aq2 + 2 H+1aq2 + 2 NO3 -1aq2 ¡ 3 S1s2 + 2 NO1g2 + 4 H2O1l2

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For each of the following balanced oxidation-reduction reactions, (i) identify the oxidation numbers for all the elements in the reactants and products and (ii) state the total number of electrons transferred in each reaction.
(a) I2O51s2 + 5 CO1g2 ¡ I21s2 + 5 CO21g2
(b) 2 Hg2+1aq2 + N2H41aq2¡2 Hg1l2 + N21g2+ 4 H+1aq2
(c) 3 H2S1aq2 + 2 H+1aq2 + 2 NO3 -1aq2 ¡ 3 S1s2 + 2 NO1g2 + 4 H2O1l2

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