Anti-oxidants Flashcards
1
Q
How do anti-oxidants work?
What are they also known as?
A
They are reducing agents and deactivate free radicals formed during oxidation by becoming oxidised themselves and donating electrons, which stops the formation of more free radicals.
AKA - free radical scavengers.
EASILY OXIDISED.
2
Q
Which steps can they interrupt?
A
The initiation step or the progation step.
3
Q
What do reducing agents do?
A
Reducing agents donate electrons to another element, so is itself oxidised.
