What are reducing agents ???
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A substance which loses electrons to other substances in a redox reaction and gets oxidized to the higher valency state is called a reducing agent. A reducing agent is one of the reactants of an oxidation-reduction reaction which reduces the other reactant by giving out electrons to the reactant.
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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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