What Is the Oxidation Half-Reaction for the Reaction of Zinc

question 33

Multiple Choice

What is the oxidation half-reaction for the reaction of zinc with hydrochloric acid?
Zn(s) + 2H⁺(aq) → Zn²⁺(aq) + H₂(g)

• A) Zn(s)→ Zn²⁺(aq)+ 2e−
• B) Zn(s)+ 2e− → Zn²⁺(aq)
• C) 2H⁺(aq)→ H₂(g)+ 2e−
• D) 2H⁺(aq)+ 2e− → H₂(g)
• E) none of the above

---

Definitions:

Bank of the United States

Proposed by the first secretary of the treasury, Alexander Hamilton, the bank that opened in 1791 and operated until 1811 to issue a uniform currency, make business loans, and collect tax monies. The Second Bank of the United States was chartered in 1816 but President Andrew Jackson vetoed the recharter bill in 1832.

Economic Privilege

The advantages or opportunities afforded to individuals or groups resulting from their economic status or wealth.

Paper Money

Currency made from paper as opposed to metal coins, officially issued by the government as legal tender.

Webster-Hayne Debate

U.S. Senate debate of January 1830 between Daniel Webster of Massachusetts and Robert Hayne of South Carolina over nullification and states’ rights.