Subject: Chemistry Date: 11/06/2020

Topic: Oxidation / Reduction

Oxidization Reduction
1. Define oxidation and reduction in terms of
a. oxidation number
b. electrons

2. deduce the oxidation number of

a. Fe in FeCl3
b. P in P2O5
c. S in Na2SO3
d. N in the NO3 – ion
e. S in Na2S

3. Identify the oxidizing and reducing agents in the following equations.

a. Cl2 + 2NaI → I2 + 2NaCl
b. CO + ZnO → ZN + CO2
c. H2O2 + 2I- + 2H+ → 2H2O + I2

4. Answer these questions about the equations in question 3.

a. Which species in equation 3a gets oxidized? Give a reason for your answer.
b. Which species in equation 3b gets reduced? Give a reason for your answer.
c. Which species in equation 3c does not change in oxidation number?