What are the oxidant and reductant substances?
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Oxidant are those substances which:-
- 1. Oxidises others and reduces themselves.
- 2. Accepts electron i.e electron acceptors.
- 3. Show decrease in Oxidation State.
- 4. It act as lewis acid.
- 5. All electronegative element like F2, Cl2, N2, O and Compounds which have effective element in maximum Oxidation State.
Reductant are those substances which:-
- 1. Reduces others and oxidises themselves.
- 2. Donates electron i.e. electron donors.
- 3. Show increase in Oxidation State.
- 4. It act as Lewis base.
- 5. Some non-metals like- C, H, S.
- 6. Some hydrides like LiH, CaH2, , LiAlH4, etc. and compounds having effective element in minimum oxidation state.
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- Oxidises others and reduced themselves.
- Accepts electron i.e electron acceptors.
- Show decrease in Oxidation state.
- It act as lewis acid.
- All electronegative like F2, Cl2, N2, O and compounds which have effective element in maximum Oxidation State.
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