13.2 Flashcards
What is on the left side of the reduction half reaction table?
Oxidizing Agents
What is on the right side of the reduction half reaction table?
Reducing Agents
Where are the strongest oxidizing agents?
At the top going down
Where are the strongest reducing agents?
At the bottom going up
What happens if an OA is positioned higher than a RA?
A spontaneous reaction will occur
What happens if a RA is positioned higher than an OA?
Then a reaction will not occur and is non-spontaneous
What is the oxidation number of elemental atoms?
0
How can you find the oxidation number on simple ions?
Look at the charge
What is the oxidation number of oxygen in compounds?`
-2
What is the oxidation number of oxygen and hydrogen peroxide?
-1
What is the oxidation number of hydrogen molecular compounds?
+1
What is the oxidation number of hydrogen molecular compounds?
-1
What does an increase in oxidation number mean?
Oxidation
What does a decrease in oxidation number mean?
Reduction
