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7 - Oxidation, Reduction and Redox reactions. Flashcards

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1
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What is oxidation?

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Addition of oxygen
Loss of electrons.

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What is reduction?

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Removal of oxygen
Gain of electrons.

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What is a redox reaction?

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When both oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.

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What is a spectator ion?

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An ion that takes no place in a reaction.

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What is a reducing agent?

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Electron donor
Gets oxidised.

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What is an oxidising agent?

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Electron acceptor
Gets reduced.

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What are oxidation states?

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Numbers that show what has been oxidised and what has been reduced in a redox reaction.

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What do oxidation states tell us in ionic compounds?

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How many electrons have been lost or gained.

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What do oxidation states tell us in molecules?

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Indicates the distribution of electrons of between elements of different electronegativity.

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How does electronegativity affect the oxidation state?

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The more electronegative the element the more negative the oxidation state.

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What is the oxidation state of uncombined elements?

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0

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What is the oxidation state of hydrogen?

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+1
except metal hydrides (NaH)

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What is the oxidation state of Group 1?

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+1

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What is the oxidation state of Group 2?

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+2

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15
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What is the oxidation state of Aluminium?

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+3

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What is the oxidation state of oxygen?

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-2
except peroxides (OF2)

17
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What is the oxidation state of flourine?

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-1

18
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What is the oxidation state of chlorine?

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-1
except with F/O

19
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What is the sum of oxidation states in compounds?

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0
As all compounds are electrically neutral.

20
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What are the conditions for a balanced redox equation?

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The number of atoms of each element on each side of the equation is the same.
The total charge on each side of the equation is the same.

21
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What is disproportionation?

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When atoms of the same element are both oxidised AND reduced.

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