Balance each half-reaction with respect to total charge by adding electrons (e-) to the side with more positive total charge.

In the oxidation half-reaction below,  total charge of left side is -3 and that of right side is -1, so 2e- are needed for the right side. Similarly for the reduction half-reaction, 6e- are needed for the left side to balance the charge.

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