Question

A substance that reduces another substance is called an oxidising agent.(true or false)​

Answer 1

Reducers. Substances that have the ability to reduce other substances (cause them to gain electrons) are said to be reductive or reducing and are known as reducing agents, reductants, or reducers. The reductant (reducing agent) transfers electrons to another substance and is thus itself oxidized.

True

Answer 2

False; a substance that oxidises another substance is called an oxidising agent. That is, the oxidising agent gets reduced by itself.

Example:

2Cu + O2 -> 2CuO

So, we can acknowledge that O2 is the oxidising agent. And, Cu is the reducing agent.

• Some examples of oxidising agents are O2, O3 (gaseous), HNO3, HCO3, and etc. oxacids (liquids), and bleaching powder, etc. (solids).