Question

Give reason why sodium acts as an oxidising agent and oxygen acts as an reducing agent in the following equation:na+o2=na2o

Answer 1

Answer:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

oxidation is the loss of electrons or gain of oxygen

reduction is the gain of electrons or loss of oxygen

you can remember this by the acronym OILRIG.

so sodium gained oxygen and since it bonded with oxygen that meansit lost electons in order for it to react with it.

oxygen gained electrons as it reacte with sodium thats why sodium has positive ions as it losses electrons and oxygen has negative ions as itgains. Sodium is not the oxidising agent it is the reducing  agent beacusae it reduced oxygen(made it gain electrons) and it got oxidised itself and the o2 is an oxidising agent because it oxidised sodium an got reduced