Reduction Flashcards
1
Q
What is reduction?
A
When oxygen is removed.
2
Q
What is oxidation?
A
When oxygen is added.
3
Q
What does lead oxide become after it ha been reduced?
A
It loses oxygen and becomes lead.
4
Q
What does carbon form when it is oxidised?
A
It gains oxygen and forms carbon dioxide.
5
Q
lead oxide + carbon —-> lead + carbon dioxide
a) What has been oxidised, why?
b) What has been reduced, why?
A
a) the carbon has been oxidised because it has gained oxygen.
b) lead oxide had been reduced to lead because it has lost oxygen.
