OXIDATION AND REDUCTION
In chemical reactions, oxidation and reduction is an important conceptand it has applications in many topics.
There are several ways of describing oxidation and reduction. Theycan be described in terms of:1) loss and gain of oxygen2) loss and gain of hydrogen3) loss and gain of electrons4) change of oxidation state
1) LOSS AND GAIN OF OXYGEN
Gain of oxygen
in a reaction is __________________.
Loss of oxygen
in a reaction is __________________.
Example 1:Oxidising and reducing agent
What is an oxidizing agent?
A substance that causes another substance to be _______________.An oxidizing agent is _____________ when it oxidizes anothersubstance.
What is a reducing agent?
A substance that causes another substance to be _______________.A reducing agent is _______________ when it reduces anothersubstance.
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From example 1 above, state the oxidizing agent and the reducingagent.
Oxidising agent:Reducing agent:
Prepared By Kartini Ishak 2
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