Question

Non-metals generally act as
(1) oxidising agents (2) reducing agents
(3) both (1) and (2) (4) none of these​

Answer 1

Answer:

oxidising agents

Explanation:

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Answer 2

Answer:

Option A is the correct answer

Oxidising agents

• In contrast to non-metals, which act as oxidizing agents, metals serve as reducing agents.
• Metals have a propensity to transfer electrons and become oxidized, which makes them a reducing agent. While non-metals, due to their propensity to gain electrons and get reduced, operate as an oxidizing agent.

Explanation:

• An oxidizing agent is a substance that obtains or "accepts"/"receives" an electron from a reducing agent in a redox chemical process. Or to put it another way, an oxidizer is anything that oxidizes something else.
• This is described by saying that oxidizers "undergo reduction" and "are reduced" whereas reducers "undergo oxidation" and "are oxidized."
• The oxidation state, which characterizes the degree of electron loss, of the oxidizer falls while that of the reductant increases. The three most common oxidizing substances are oxygen, hydrogen peroxide, and halogens.

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