Chapter 9.1 Flashcards
Intrduction to Redox Reactions?
What is an oxidation reaction?
It involves the gain of oxygen or the loss of hydrogen, or loss of electrons
Introduction to Redox Reactions
What is a reduction recation?
It involves the gain of hydrogen or the loss of oxygen, or gain of electrons
Introduction to redox Reactions
What is special about redox reactions?
Oxidation and reduction
will always occur together
Oxidation Numbers Enable Us to Track Redox Change
How can we determine the movement of electrons happening in a covalent bond?
Oxidation states
Oxidation Numbers Enable Us to Track Redox Change
What is an oxidation state?
A value we assign to each atom in a compound that is a measure of the electron
control or possession it has relative to the atom in the pure element
Oxidation Numbers Enable Us to Track Redox Change
What do the signs and values of the oxidation states determine?
The positive sign shows a loss of electeron control while a negative sign shows a gain of control in electrons. The value shows how many electrons the atom has gained or lost
Strategy for Assigning Oxidation States
What is the oxidation state of free elements (uncombined)?
Zero
Strategy for Assigning Oxidation States
What is the oxidation state of simple ions?
It is the same as their charge
Strategy for Assigning Oxidation States
What is the oxidation states of atoms in neutral compound?
Add up to zero
Strategy for Assigning Oxidation States
What is the oxidation states of all atoms ina polyatomic ion?
They must add up to charge on ion
Strategy for Assigning Oxidation States
What is the ususal oxidation state for an element?
The charge of its most common ion
Strategy for Assigning Oxidation States
What is the oxidation states of most non-metals and transition elements?
Vary in different compounds –
depending on the conditions and other elements present
Strategy for Assigning Oxidation States
What are the usual oxidation numbers for Li, Na, K, H
+1
Strategy for Assigning Oxidation States
What are the usual oxidation numbers for Mg, Ca
+2
Strategy for Assigning Oxidation States
What are the usal oxidation numbers for F, Cl
–1
Strategy for Assigning Oxidation States
What is the usual oxidation state of O?
–2
Interpreting Oxidation States
What does a higher poistive number in the oxidation state mean?
The more the atom has lost control over electrons, in other words the more
oxidized it is.
Interpreting Oxidation States
What does a higher negative number in the oxidation state mean?
The more the atom has gained control over electrons, in other words the more reduced it is
Interpreting Oxidation States
What does an increase and decrease in oxidation state mean?
An increase in oxidation stae signifies oxidation and a decrease signifies reduction
Systematic names of compounds use oxidation numbers
How is oxidation number shown in the element?
Oxidation number is
shown by inserting
a Roman numeral
in brackets after the
name or symbol of the
element.