Redox reactions Flashcards
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Oxidation describes a substance that either:
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Loses one or more electrons
Loses one or more hydrogen atoms
Gains one or more oxygen atoms
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What are the two types of redox reactions?
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Oxidation and Reduction
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Reduction describes a substance that either:
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Gains electrons
Gains hydrogen atoms
Loses an oxygen atoms
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What is the Reducing agent
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Substance that provides the electron in a redox reaction
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What is the oxidizing agent?
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Substance that accepts the electron in a redox reaction.
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If the substance has a stable valence shell it ha how much potential energy?
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Not a lot
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If the valence she’ll is unstable it has how much potential energy?
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A lot
