Question

What are reducing agents ???​

Answer 1

ᴀ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ ɪs ᴛʏᴘɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ɪɴ ᴏɴᴇ ᴏғ ɪᴛs ʟᴏᴡᴇʀ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴏxɪᴅᴀᴛɪᴏɴ sᴛᴀᴛᴇs, ᴀɴᴅ ɪs ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ ᴅᴏɴᴏʀ. ᴀ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ ɪs ᴏxɪᴅɪᴢᴇᴅ, ʙᴇᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪᴛ ʟᴏsᴇs ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇᴅᴏx ʀᴇᴀᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴇxᴀᴍᴘʟᴇs ᴏғ ʀᴇᴅᴜᴄɪɴɢ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇᴀʀᴛʜ ᴍᴇᴛᴀʟs, ғᴏʀᴍɪᴄ ᴀᴄɪᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ sᴜʟғɪᴛᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏᴜɴᴅs.

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Answer 2

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Reducing Agents

• A substance that tends to bring about reduction by being oxidized and losing electrons.