Question

Define oxidising agent?
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Answer 1

Explanation:

Oxidising agent is a substance that tends to bring about oxidation by being reduced and gaining electrons.Hope it helps you

Answer 2

Oxidising Agent- Those substances which accept electrons in a chemical reaction which means electron acceptors are known as oxidising agent.

Important information

• They are also known as oxidant.

• Oxidising agents are Lewis acids.

• They get reduce themselves after oxidising other substance.

• They show decrement in oxidation number.

Some important oxidising agents are

• All high electronegative elements like nitrogen, oxygen, fluorine, chlorine etc.

• All metallic oxides just like CaO, MgO

$Na_{2}O,Na_{2}O_{2} \: etc.$

• Some non metallic oxides like

$CO_{2},SO_{2},O_{3} \: etc.$