Oxidation and Reduction Flashcards
1
Q
What does oxidation mean?
A
A gain of oxygen through a chemical reaction
2
Q
What does reduction mean?
A
A loss of oxygen through a chemical reaction
3
Q
What does the term Redox mean?
A
It’s a name given to reactions where oxidation and reduction happens at the same time
4
Q
Zinc + Copper Oxide makes Zinc Oxide and Copper, which one (zinc or copper) got oxidised and which one of reduced?
A
Copper was reduced - it has lost oxygen.
Zinc was oxidised -it has gained oxygen
5
Q
What is the relationship between oxidation, reduction and different elements in the equation?
A
A more reactive element will gain oxygen from the less reactive element in the equation. And it doesn’t happen the other way around.
