Question

Define oxidising and reducing agents with example

Answer 1

Oxidising:- substance which gain electron

Reducing :- Substance which loss electron

Example

Na->Na+ + e- (Reducting)

Na+ + e- =>Na( oxidising )

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Answer 2

Answer:

(i) Oxidising agent: A substance which increases the oxidation number of an element.in a given substance and itself undergoes a decrease in oxidation number of a constituent element is called an oxidising agent.

(ii) Reducing agent: A substance which decreases the oxidation number of an element in a given substance and itself undergoes an increase in the oxidation number of a constituent element in it is called a reducing agent