B2 Redox + Periodicity Flashcards
Oxidation number of element
0
Oxidation number of group 1
1+
Oxidation number of group 2
2+
Oxidation number of flourine
1-
Oxidation number of oxygen in H2O2
1-
Oxidation number of hydrogen in H2O2
1+
What substance gets the negative oxidation number in a compound
The most electronegative
Sum of oxidation numbers in a compound
0
Sum of oxidation numbers in an ion
Charge of ion
What happens to oxidation number when a substance is reduced
Decreases
What happens to oxidation number when a substance is oxidised
Increases
When writing systamatic names, when does the Roman numeral oxidation number come
- In brackets after the element
- e.g Titanium (IV) Oxide
In metal and acid reactions, what is reduced and what is oxidised
- Metal oxidised
- Hydrogen reduced
Meaning of oxidation
- Loss of electrons
- Increase in oxidation number
Meaning of reduction
- Gain of electrons
- Decrease in oxidation number