(a) What is the oxidation number of the vanadium atom(s) (V) in the following compounds and ions? (i) V2O3 (ii) VO2+ (iii) NaVCl5 (iv) V2+  (b) Write the following redox reaction as two separate half reactions and identify which half is the oxidation part and which is the reduction part: Fe (s) + 2HCl (aq) ? FeCl2 (aq) + H2 (g)

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(a) What is the oxidation number of the vanadium atom(s) (V) in the following
compounds and ions?
(i) V2O3
(ii) VO2+
(iii) NaVCl5
(iv) V2+ 
(b) Write the following redox reaction as two separate half reactions and identify which
half is the oxidation part and which is the reduction part:
Fe (s) + 2HCl (aq) ? FeCl2 (aq) + H2 (g)

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