Question

Name the oxidising agent and reducing agent in the following-
Fe2O3 + Al = Al2O3 + Fe

Answer 1

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2Al + Fe₂O₃ → Al₂O₃ + 2Fe

Here,

• Al - $\boxed{\sf REDUCING\: AGENT}$

• Fe₂O₃ - $\boxed{\sf OXIDIZING \:AGENT}$

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Answer 2

Concept:

An oxidising agent (sometimes called an oxidizer or oxidant) is a chemical species that oxidises other substances, causing them to lose electrons and hence increase their oxidation state.

One of the reactants in an oxidation-reduction process is a reducing agent, which decreases the other reactant by releasing electrons.

Solution:

Aluminium oxidised from $0$ to $+3$. It is a reducing agent.

Iron is reduced from $+3$ to $0$. It is an oxidising agent.

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