Fluorine reacts with ice and results in the change:
H2O(s)+F2(g)→HF(g)+HOF(g)
Justify that this reaction is a redox reaction.
Let us write the oxidation number of each atom involved in the given reaction above its symbol as:
+1H2−2O+0F2⟶+1H−1F++1H−2O+1F
Here, we have observed that the oxidation number of F increases from 0 in F2 to +1 in HOF. Also, the oxidation number decreases from 0 in F2 to -1. Thus, in the above reaction, F is both oxidized and reduced. Hence, the given reaction is a redox reaction.