Oxidation, Reduction and Redox Reactions Flashcards
1
Q
What does redox mean?
A
short for reduction-oxidation
2
Q
What happens when something is oxidised?
A
loses electrons
3
Q
What is a oxidising agent?
A
reactant that gains electrons from the other reactant
4
Q
What do redox reactions always contain?
A
transfer of electrons aka electron transfer reactions
5
Q
What are the other types of redox?
A
- oxygen
- oxidation - gain of oxygen
- reduction - loss of oxygen
- hydrogen
- oxidation is loss of hydrogen
- reduction is gain of hydrogen
