Oxidising and reducing agents

Question 1

what happens in oxidising agent

Answer 1

causes other species eg ion atoms to be oxidised

so the oxidising agent itself gets oxidised

Question 2

what does reducing agent do

Answer 2

causes other species eg ion atoms to be reduced

so the reducing agent itself gets reduced

Question 3

state the oxidising and reducing agents of

Zn+Cu^2+ ———/ Zn^2+ + Cu

Answer 3

oxidation- Zinc

reduction- Copper