Topic 3: Redox Flashcards
1
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Redox reaction
A
a reaction that involves both oxidisation and reduction
2
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Oxidising agent
A
Species that oxidise another species and gets reduced itself
3
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Reducing agent
A
Species that reduces another species and gets oxidised itself
4
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Disproportionation
A
when an element is simultaneously oxidised and reduced
5
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Oxidation number
A
Charge that an ion or an ion would have if its species were fully ionic
6
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Systematic names
A
Includes the oxidation number
