How can I balance this reaction using oxidation-reduction?

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In summary, the conversation discusses the balancing of a redox reaction involving BCl3 and H2O2. The participants suggest starting with balancing the individual half-cells for electrons and then balancing for atoms. There is also discussion about the role of B in the reaction and how it is not involved in the redox process. The conversation ends with one participant mentioning that the reaction cannot be balanced using valence numbers.
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BCl3+H2O2>>H3
BO3+HCl

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need to balanc it

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That appears to be redox so you could start from the individual half-cells and balance first for the electrons. A sensible result might still be found just using balancing of numbers of atoms using the unbalanced reactants and products.

Try this: You see 3 chlorines on the left, and you see only 1 chlorine on the right. What must you do about this? What does this do the your balance of hydrogens? What more or next can you do?
 
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symbolipoint said:
That appears to be redox so you could start from the individual half-cells and balance first for the electrons. A sensible result might still be found just using balancing of numbers of atoms using the unbalanced reactants and products.

Try this: You see 3 chlorines on the left, and you see only 1 chlorine on the right. What must you do about this? What does this do the your balance of hydrogens? What more or next can you do?

i now this i made this but the problem is at (B) i can't balance this but i need to make this with an oxidation and reducation sorry for my english .i tryed this also with valenc numbers but it dosent work
 
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B is neither reduced nor oxidized, BCl3 just hydrolyses. The only redox here is hydrogen peroxide decomposition. This can be classifed as disproportionation reaction.

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o.0 thanks got it now u right borek about BCl but i was thinkin of the preoxid and HCl about their valenz but i have it now
 
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The linewrapping distracted me and I analyzed the reaction incorrectly. At my end, the H3 ended the line and the next stuff continued on a new line and I mistook what was seen. Not very careful thinking.
 
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symbolipoint said:
The linewrapping distracted me and I analyzed the reaction incorrectly. At my end, the H3 ended the line and the next stuff continued on a new line and I mistook what was seen. Not very careful thinking.

yeh i now that's why i said it needs to be done with a oxido reduction beacuse it dident worked in this form
 

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