Question

Distinguish between oxidising agent and reducing agent

Answer 1

Answer:

Substance which oxidises is oxidising agent and which reduces other substance is reducing agent.

Explanation:

CuO + H2 --------- H2O + Cu

Here, copper oxide gets reduced to copper because oxygen is removed from it and gives it off to hydrogen thus it is an oxidising agent whereas hydrogen is getting oxidised and reduces copper thus it is a reducing agent.

Substance which gets reduced- Oxidising agent

Substance which gets oxidised- Reducing agent.