(a) What is the change in oxidation state of chromium in the reaction represented by the following equation? 3SO\(_2\) + Cr\(_2\)O\(^2_{-7}\) + 2H\(^+\) -> ...

(a) What is the change in oxidation state of chromium in the reaction represented by the following equation?

3SO\(_2\) + Cr\(_2\)O\(^2_{-7}\) + 2H\(^+\)  -> 3SO\(_4^{2-}\) + 2Cr\(^{3+}\) + H\(_2\)O

(b) Use the half equations given below to deduce the equation for the reaction between iron(II) ions and heptaoxodichromate (VI) ions in acidic solution.

Fe\(^{2+}\)  --> Fe\(^{3+}\) + e\(^-\)

Cr\(_2\)O\(^{2-}_7\) + 14H\(^+\) + 6e\(^-\) ----> 2Cr\(^{3+}\) + 7H\(_2\)O.