help with balancing half equations

[Comatose]

hey guys just few questions with chemistry
iive shown my working with the book answer too.
can someone show me where im going wrong? cheers

[REBORN]

Cancel out your H+'s on both sides.

[Comatose]

why do we cancel out the H+'s? it says cancel out the electrons OH RIGHT H+ is an electron yeah?
that explains q1. but what about q2?

[REBORN]

No...

H+ is a proton.

You have ...... + 8H+ ..... ----> ...... + 6H+

This is equivalent to having 2H+ on the left hand side.

[Russ]

You can cancel H+ out when it's on both sides for reasons that aren't particularly important. Think of it like balancing a maths equation. H+ is also definitely not an electron (it has none, it's just a proton)

[jasoN-]

1. H+ isn't an electron, it's a proton
But since there's H+ on either side of the equation you can cancel it out (works for any other molecule too)

2. Charge on LHS: +12. Charge on RHS: +6
Hence you need to add 6 electrons on the LHS.

[Comatose]

awkward my bad haha
thanks alot guys