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For acidic solutions, which element is added to balance half-reactions?

A.
hydrogen

B.
hydroxide

C.
oxygen

D.
nitrogen

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Answer:

hydrogen

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer:

We add A Hydrogen

Step-by-step explanation:

When we have a half-reaction in an acidic media usually we add (H+) hydrogen plus or protons to the reaction to balance in both sides of the reaction the amount of hydrogen.

After this step the next one is equilibrate the charges (e-) and finally we add the two half-reactions to write a short version

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