Wednesday, 15 May 2013

2.33 understand the terms redox, oxidising agent, reducing agent

In a redox reaction, a more reactive metal gains an oxygen from a less reactive metal which looses it.
i.e. a more reactive metal is oxidised and a less reactive metal is reduced.

The reducing agent is the more reactive metal which reduces the other metal.
The oxidising agent is the less reactive metal which allows the other metal to be oxidised.
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  1. Unknown25 January 2016 at 09:38

    Thank you so much for these blogs they are so helpful! Just wanted to say it's spelt LOSING not LOOSING. Sorry for the OCD haha

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  4. Anonymous21 May 2016 at 07:10

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  5. Anonymous22 May 2016 at 01:45

    Hi. Isn't a redox reaction where electrons are exchanged between reactants?

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  6. Unknown4 June 2016 at 07:36

    I love your blogs, they're so so helpful. I just wanted to say that the more reactive metal gains an electron, not an oxygen. Thanks again for these amazing blogs!

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  7. Anonymous13 June 2016 at 04:12

    chilie you're wrong...

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  8. Free/Best Deals 4 YOU!2 September 2016 at 23:27

    This is AWESOME and VERY HELPFUL!!!! Thank you!!!

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  9. Unknown13 September 2016 at 06:29

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  10. pollyandisla8 April 2017 at 06:21

    so is the more reactive metal in the reaction reduced or oxidised?

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    1. scp19 April 2017 at 07:47

      the more reactive metal always gains the oxygen so it is oxidised. hope that helps :)

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    2. pollyandisla6 May 2017 at 09:28

      thanks!!

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