Oxidation Flashcards
1
Q
What is oxidation?
A
gains oxygen and becomes part of the oxygen compound
2
Q
What is reduction?
A
Loses oxygen and taken away from the oxygen compound become alone
3
Q
What is a redox reaction?
A
a reaction where both oxidation and reduction happen
4
Q
What is the oxidising agent?
A
the less reactive metal that makes the more reactive metal oxidised
always part of the oxygen compound at the start
5
Q
What is the reducing agent?
A
the more reactive metal causes the less reactive metal to be reduced
6
Q
What is OIL RIG?
A
oxidation is lost electrons
reduction is gain electrons
7
Q
What is corrosion?
A
when a metal continues to oxidise and become weaker overtime to form a metal oxide
