Engaging experiment involving chromate and acidity?

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The discussion centers on the equilibrium between chromate and dichromate ions in aqueous solutions, emphasizing that this equilibrium is influenced by acidity. It is established that chromate (CrO4^2-) and dichromate (Cr2O7^2-) ions interconvert in water, with acidity acting as a key factor in this process. The oxidation of alcohol using chromate or dichromate does not result in equilibrium, as these ions are fully reduced during the reaction, leaving no original chromium anions. Thus, the equilibrium between chromate and dichromate is a fundamental concept in understanding their behavior in acidic solutions.

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I am trying to get an idea of an experiment that deal with the equilibrium of Chromate and Dichromate with acidity being the independent, but I am not sure in what situation would a equilibrium between these two chemicals occur.

Beside the interchange of these two anions with each other, I was also told that chromate or dichromate was used in the oxidation of alcohol, however, I do not believe using either would generate an equilibrium, and instead, the chromate or dichromate in the alcohol will all reduce into something else until none of the original chromium anion is left.
 
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24forChromium said:
I am trying to get an idea of an experiment that deal with the equilibrium of Chromate and Dichromate with acidity being the independent, but I am not sure in what situation would a equilibrium between these two chemicals occur.

In water solutions there is always an equilibrium between chromate and dichromate, period.
 

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