Mohamud Harbi Primary Grade: Form four

and Secondary School

Subject: Chemistry Date: 10/12/2018

Chapter (4) : Oxidation- Teacher: Ismael Abduqadir

Reduction Reactions (Redox) Moalim Hassan (Suudaani)

1) Who was discovered the term phlogiston ? and when it was ?

 The term phlogiston was discovered by George Stahl in a paper
published in 1718.
2) Who was discovered phlogiston originally ?
 Joachim Becker
3) What is the phlogiston theory held that ?
 The phlogiston theory held that all flammable materials contain a
substance named phlogiston in addition to the other components of the
material.
4) What is phlogiston was described ?
 Phlogiston was described as being colorless, tasteless, odorless.
5) What is phlogiston ?
 Phlogiston is the fire substance from a former theory of combustion.
 Phlogiston are the escaping material from a burning substance into the
atmosphere.
6) What is the only way to experience phlogiston ?
 The only way to experience phlogiston was to observe it departing a
burning material.
7) What is the escaping phlogiston could be observed ?
 The escaping phlogiston could be observed as orange and yellow
light and smoke that accompanied combustion.

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8) When the theory of phlogiston was quite widely accepted ?
 The theory of phlogiston was quite widely accepted when nitrogen
was discovered.
9) Define phlogisticated material ?
 Phlogisticated is the material that would burn.
10) Define dephlogisticated material ?
 dephlogisticated material is the material that would not burn.
11) Who was discovered by nitrogen ? and when it was ?
 Nitrogen was discovered by Daniel Rutherford in 1772.
12) Why nitrogen referred to as phlogisticated air ?
 Because it would not support combustion nor life.
13) Who was discovered by oxygen ? and when it was ?
 Oxygen was discovered by Joseph Priestly in 1774.
14) Why oxygen referred to as dephlogisticated air ?
 Because it could accept more phlogiston, that is support combustion
and life.
15) What is the difference between phlogisticated air and dephlogisticated
air ?
 Phlogisticated air would not support combustion while
dephlogisticated air would support combustion.
16) Give an example of phlogisticated air ?
 Nitrogen is an example of phlogisticated air.
17) Give an example of dephlogisticated air ?
 Oxygen is an example of dephlogisticated air.

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18) What is the combustion ?
 Combustion are a group of chemical reactants in which the reactants
are fuel and oxygen gas.
 Combustion is the process of burning something.
 Combustion is the scientific word of burning.
19) What is the phlogiston theory of combustion states that ?
 Phlogiston theory of combustion states that combustion was actually
a combination of the flammable material with some component of the
air.
20) What is the Lavoisier theory of combustion suggested that?
 Lavoisier suggested that combustion was the combination of the
flammable material with some component of the air namely oxygen.
21) What is oxidation ?
 Oxidation is loss of electrons and increase in oxidation number.
22) What is reduction ?
 Reduction is gain of electrons and decrease in oxidation number.
23) What is the easy way to memorize the terms of "oxidation" and
"reduction" ?
 There is a very easy way to memorize these definitions: OIL RIG
 OIL Oxidation Is Loss.
 RIG Reduction Is Gain.
24) Define reducing agent ?
 Reducing agent is the substance that caused another substance to be
reduced.
25) Define oxidizing agent ?
 Oxidizing agent is the substance that caused another substance to be
oxidized.

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26) What is the term redox ?
 The term redox is a is a short form of oxidation-reduction reaction.
27) What is the oxidation number ?
 Oxidation number is the number of electrons the atom has gained or
lost from its elemental state.
28) What is the oxidation number if the substance in elemental form ?
 The substance in elemental form has oxidation number of zero (0).
29) What is the oxidation number of monatomic ions ?
 Monatomic ions, the oxidation number is the same as the charge on
the ion.
30) What is the oxidation number of group IA metals in a compound ?
 Group IA metals, the oxidation number in a compound is 1+
31) What is the oxidation number of group IIA metals in a compound ?
 Group IIA metals, the oxidation number in a compound is 2+
32) What is the oxidation number of hydrogen in a compound ?
 Hydrogen in a compound where hydrogen is electropositive atom, the
oxidation number is 1+
33) What is the oxidation number of hydrogen in hydrides ?
 In hydrides, the oxidation number of hydrogen is 1-
34) What is the oxidation number of oxygen in a compound ?
 The oxidation number of oxygen in compound is almost always is 2-
35) What is the oxidation number of oxygen in peroxides ?
 The oxidation number of oxygen in peroxides is 1-

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36) List types of chemical reactions ?
 Types of chemical reactions are
 Combination ( Synthesis ) reaction
 Decomposition reaction
 Single replacement reaction
 Double replacement reaction
37) What is the only type of chemical reaction that is not involve a redox
reaction ?
 In the four types of chemical reactions, only double replacement
reaction is not involve a redox reaction.

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