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HOW TO IDENTIFY WEATHER A COMPOUND IS OXIDIZING AGENT OR REDUCING AGENT??

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Answer 1

Identifying oxydising agents

↪ Oxidation is a reaction which involves the loss of electrons .

↪ Oxidizing agent is a substance which results in oxidation by accepting electrons .

↪ Oxidizing agents are the agents which results in the loss of electrons of other substances .

↪ Addition of oxygen to a compound results in oxidation and the compound responsible for adding oxygen is called oxidizing agent .

↪ Removal of hydrogen from a compound results in oxidation and the compound responsible for removing hydrogen is called oxidizing agent .

Identifying reducing agents .

↪ Reduction is a reaction which involves the gain of electrons .

↪ Reducing agent is a substance which results in reduction by losing electrons .

↪ Reducing agents are the agents which results in the gain of electrons of other substances .

↪ Removal of oxygen from a compound results in reduction and the compound responsible for removing oxygen is called reducing agent .

↪ Addition of hydrogen to a compound results in reduction and the compound responsible for adding hydrogen is called reducing agent .

Examples to explain :

$Cu^{2+}+2e^-\rightarrow Cu$

This is an example of reduction because there is addition of electrons .

$Cl^--1e^-\rightarrow Cl$

This is an example of oxidation reaction because there is removal of electrons .

$CO_2+H_2\rightarrow CO+H_2O$

This an example of reaction where both oxidation and reduction reaction occurs and this type of reaction is called redox reactions .

$CO_2$ is a reducing agent because it loses oxygen to form $CO$ .

$CO$ is the reduced product .

$H_2$ is an oxidizing agent because it gains oxgyen to form $H_2O$

$H_2O$ is the oxidized product .