Redox

reduction oxidation

Oil RIG
d theduction
oxidation
is loss is gain

of electrons
Oxidation is s thegain of oxygen
the loss of hydrogen
the loss of electrons
causes an increase in ox
Reduction is s the loss of oxygen
The gain of hydrogen
The gain of electrons
causes a decrease in oxidation
number

Element Oxidation state

uncombined elements na o
Group 1 metals 1
Group z metals 2
Aluminium 3
Fluorine n
Rest of Gp V11 1
Hydrogen th Nait Na H H 1
oxygen 2
202
H H 0 7
 Oxidation state
sulphur in Hz 504 2 1 t 4 2 0 5 6

Nitrogen in RN03 th t t 3 2 0 N 5

Manganese in HMn 04 71 t 4 2 0 7

chromium in Kz Cre 07 2 1 2x 7 21 0 Cr t6

Nitrogen in N Hat t H 14 7 th N 3
Cu CI z t 12 17 1 Cru Y
copper in

Reduction reactions and oxidation reactions both

involve a change of the oxidation state of the
oxidation number
Oxidation reaction
pea
e
stett
2 3
IIe at Fe 3 t t e

Reduction reaction
3 t
Htt rz 02
2
2 Cr 741
6 3
charge the 6 t 6

Redox
6 Fe t 14 At t a
ftp tt6ft2r3tt71tz0
6Fe

oxidation
oxidising agent oxidises something is reduced
reducing agent reduces something is oxidised
 Test yourself Question 3 Pg V4
3 502 Brat H O 5042 t Br At
a i go
St 12 21 0
5 411
ii 5042
St 14 x 2 2
s 61
b i the oxidation number of bromine is 0
ii Br
Br t 7 0
71 Br

C Reducing agent is bromine because bromine is

being reduced going from O to 1
d it each s atom
the oxidation number of each s atom decreases by 2
going from th i n so to to in 804
ii each bromine atom
the oxidation number of each bromine atom increases
by 1 going from O to 7
e 502 t 2B r z t 2420 7 H2504 t 4 Br t 41ft