Question

Unusually, this anion occurs in the “non-classical” di•iodides and di•hydrides formed by some lanthanides, such as lanthanum and cerium. A sodium salt of this anion is only stable in helium at extremely high pressure. Like permanganate, preparing salts of this anion often requires that the cation be enclosed by a crown ether or a cryptand. In solution, this anion imparts a gold or copper color at a high concentration, while a low concentration is instead dark (*) blue. Solutions of this anion are often made by dissolving an alkali (10[1])metal in ammonia, allowing for this (10[1])anion to serve as the reducing agent in the Birch reduction. (-5[1])A difference in the potentials of two metals causes the flow of this anion between two half-cells. For 10 points, galvanic (-5[1])cells cause the flow of what negatively charged subatomic particles? ■END■ (10[1]0[1])

ANSWER: electrons [or e-; or solvated electrons; or electrides]
<Gerhardt Hinkle, Chemistry>
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Colin VeeversLibrary of Babel School of Continuing StudiesMixed-Affiliated Contingency, Off the Team & Absent: Wong, Adrian8710
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Benjamin ChapmanToronto WearyWaterloo Miku104-5
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