Question

During the redox balancing process, what step is taken to ensure thatloss equalsgain?

Short answer

To make the gain and loss of electrons equal, half-reactions are multiplied by appropriate integers.

Step-by-step solution

Redox balancing process means,

Redox responses must be balanced. The component half-reactions for oxidation and reduction must be balanced in order to describe the total electrochemical reaction for a redox process. In general, this entails supplying H+, OH, ${\text{H}}_2\text{O}$, and electrons to compensate for oxidation changes in aqueous solutions.

Determining the steps taken during the redox balancing process 

We verify that gained equals ${\mathrm{e}}^{-}$lost throughout the redox balancing procedure by multiplying both half-reactions by appropriate integers (the lowest common multiple).