Chapter 20 - Oxidation - Reduction Reactions

Question 1

oxidation-reduction reactions

Answer 1

each one cannot happen without the other( one substance is being oxidized while the other is being reduced)

Question 2

redox reactions

Answer 2

another definition for oxidation-reduction reactions

Question 3

oxidation

Answer 3

the partial loss of electrons or the gain of oxygen

Question 4

reduction

Answer 4

the partial gain of electrons or the loss of oxygen

Question 5

reducing agent

Answer 5

the substance that is losing electrons

Question 6

oxidizing agent

Answer 6

the substance that is gaining electrons

Question 7

oxidation number

Answer 7

is the positive or negative number assigned to an atom to indicate its degree of oxidation or reduction.

Question 8

oxidation-number-change method

Answer 8

balancing a redox equation by comparing the increases and decreases in oxidation numbers

Question 9

half - reaction

Answer 9

is the equation showing just the oxidation element and the equation showing reduction

Question 10

half - reaction method

Answer 10

write and balance the oxidation and reduction half reactions and then combine them