Question

what are the difference between oxidising agent and reducting agent.​

Answer 1

Answer:

An oxidizing agent is a substance that causes oxidation by accepting electrons; therefore, it gets reduced. A reducing agent is a substance that causes reduction by losing electrons; therefore it gets oxidized

Answer 2

The difference between the oxidising agent and reducing agent is oxidation state, either electron acts as a donor or receiver and their causes.

Explanation:

• Oxidising agent is a substance which can be reduced by obtaining the electrons from others. whereas the reducing agent can be oxidized by losing some of its own electrons.
• The oxidatin state of the oxidising agent can decreases, But the oxidation state increases in reducing agent.
• oxidizing agent can act as the electron receiver, whereas the reducing agent acts as the donor of the electron.
• It causes oxidation of the another reactant, but the reducing agent causes the reduction of another reactant.