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Oxidation and reduction Flashcards

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What is the definition of oxidation.

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Oxidation – the loss of electrons.

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What is the definition of reduction.

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Reduction – the gain of electrons.

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What is the definition of redox.

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Redox – reactions in which oxidation and reduction occur simultaneously.

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What is the definition of oxidation state

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Oxidation state – the hypothetical charge on an atom in a compound assuming that the bonding is completely ionic.

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What is the oxidation state of elements?

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Elements on their own have an oxidation state of zero.

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What is the oxidation state of a simple ion?

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The oxidation state of a simple ion is the charge on the ion.

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What must the oxidation states in a compound add up to?

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The total sum of the oxidation states of all elements in a compound must add up to zero.

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What must the oxidation states in a molecular ion add up to?

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The total sum of the oxidation states in a molecular ion must add up to the charge on the ion.

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What is the maximum oxidation state of an element?

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The maximum oxidation state of an element is its group number.

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What is the minimum oxidation state of an element?

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The minimum oxidation state of an element is its group number -8.

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What is the oxidation state of oxygen?

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Oxygen has an oxidation state of -2 except in peroxides where it is -1 and in OF2 where it is +2.

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What is the oxidation state of hydrogen?

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Hydrogen has an oxidation state of +1 except in metal hydrides where it is -1.

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What is the oxidation state of group 1?

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Group 1 elements have an oxidation state of +1.

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What is the oxidation state of group 2?

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Group 2 elements have an oxidation state of +2.

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What is the oxidation state of transition metals?

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Transition metals vary. The number in roman numerals in the name gives the oxidation state of the transition metal ion. E.g. Potassium manganate (VII) shows the manganese ion is +7.

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What do ions that end in –te contain?

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Ions which end in –te contain d or p block elements and some oxygen atoms.

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What do ions that end in –ate with the oxidation state of the positively charged ion contain?

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The ending –ate with an oxidation state shows the oxidation state of the positively charged ion e.g. sulfate (IV) sulphur is +4.

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What do ions that end in –ate without the oxidation state of the positively charged ion contain?

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The ending –ate without an oxidation state shows that it is the highest oxidation state e.g. sulfate is sulphur +6.

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What is an increase in oxidation state called?

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An increase in oxidation state is oxidation.

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What is an decrease in oxidation state called?

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A decrease in oxidation state is reduction.

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What is a redox reaction?

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A redox reaction is one in which oxidation and reduction occur.

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What is an oxidising agent?

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An oxidising agent causes oxidation in other species and is reduced itself.

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What is a reducing agent?

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A reducing agent causes reduction in other species and is oxidised itself.

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What do half equations show?

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Half equations include electrons and help show the oxidation and reduction processes in a chemical reaction.

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When oxygen is added or removed in a half equation how do you balance it?

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If oxygen atoms are added or removed from a compound or ion H2O and hydrogen ions H+ are used to balance this change in oxygen content.

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What must happen to the charges in a half equation on the right and the left?

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For all half equations the total charges on the left hand side and right hand side should be the same.

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What is the first thing you need to do when combining half equations?

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To combine the half equations you first need to make sure that there are the same number of electrons on both sides.

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What must happen to the electrons when you combine half equations?

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When you combine them the electrons should cancel out.

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What happens to water or hydrogen ions if they are on both sides?

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If H2O or H+ appear on both sides they can often be cancelled down.

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What do you get when you combine half equations?

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Combined half equations give an ionic equation.

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How are organic chemicals such as primary and secondary alcohols oxidised?

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Organic chemicals such as primary and secondary alcohols are oxidised by acidified potassium dichromate (VI) solution.

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What happens to primary alcohols when they are oxidised?

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Primary alcohols are oxidised to aldehydes which may be further oxidised to carboxylic acids.

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What happens to secondary alcohols when they are oxidised?

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Secondary alcohols may be oxidised to ketones.

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How can aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acids be reduced?

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Aldehydes, ketones and carboxylic acid can be reduced using Lithal (LiAlH4).

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How do you represent oxidising agents in chemical reactions for organic chemicals?

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Equations for the oxidation of organic chemicals may be written using [O] to represent the oxidising agents.

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How do you represent reducing agents in chemical reactions for organic chemicals?

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Equations for the reduction of organic chemicals may be written using [H] to represent the reducing agent.

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