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Number of electron added on both sides of oxidation and reduction half reactions are balanced:

Correct answer: D. Before Adding two half reactions

  • A. At the start of procedure
  • B. Somewhere in the middle of balancing
  • C. After Adding two half reactions
  • D. Before Adding two half reactions

Explanation

For the reduction half, there are 12 positive charges on the left side of the equation and 6 positive charges on the right side of the equation. Therefore, we need to add 6 more electrons on the left side of the equation to balance the reduction half.

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