Question:

The reaction H3 AsO3 + 12 + H₂O →→→ H³AsO, +21¯+2H+ is one

Last updated: 8/4/2022

The reaction H3 AsO3 + 12 + H₂O →→→ H³AsO, +21¯+2H+ is one

The reaction H3 AsO3 + 12 + H₂O →→→ H³AsO, +21¯+2H+ is one of a pair of reactions in an experiment called the iodine clock reaction, an example of chemical chaos. Which of the following statements concerning this reaction is true? 1. As is being oxidized from +6 to +8. 2. As is being reduced from +8 to +6. 3. As is being oxidized from +3 to +5. 4. As is being reduced from +5 to +3.