Chapter 12: Oxidation and Reduction

A. Knowledge (Definition, meaning and facts)

1) What is oxidation and deduction based on loss or gain of oxygen?
2) What is oxidation and deduction based on transfer of electrons?
3) What is oxidation and deduction based on changes in oxidation number?
4) What are redox reactions? State an example of redox reactions.
5) What is oxidising agent and reducing agent? State an example of oxidising agent
and reducing agent.
B. Understanding / Application / Analysis
6) Determine whether the reaction between hydrochloric acid and sodium hydroxide is
a redox reaction. Explain your answer based on changes in oxidation number.
7) Determine whether the reaction between lead(II) nitrate and copper(II) is a redox
reaction. Explain your answer based on changes in oxidation number.
8) The reaction between zinc and copper(II) sulphate solution is a redox reaction. Explain why.
9) When bromine water is added to the potassium iodide solution, the solution changes
colour from colourless to brown. Explain the observation.
10) Describe the rusting of iron.
11) A mixture of copper(II) oxide and aluminium powder is heated strongly. The mixture burns brightly. Explain this observation based on oxidation and reduction.
12)Chlorine water is added to potassium iodide solution in a test tube. 2 cm3 of 1,1,1trichloroethene is added to the test tube and the mixture is shaken thoroughly. The
colour of 1,1,1-trichloroethene changes from colourless to purple. Explain the observation.
C. Synthesis
12) Describe a laboratory experiment to change the oxidation number of iron from +2
to +3.
How would you confirm that iron(III) is formed?
13) Describe a laboratory experiment to change the oxidation number of iron from +3
to +2 by using zinc.
14) Describe the extraction of iron.
15) You are given lead, zinc, copper and their oxides. Describe a laboratory experiment to compare the reactivity of these metals toward oxygen.