REDOX

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  • Topic 3
    • REDOX reactions
      • Oxidation is the loss of electrons
        • Oxidizing agents is a species that oxidizes another species by removing electrons. The oxidizing agent gets reduced in return
      • Reduction is the gain electrons
        • Reducing agents is a species that reduces another species by giving electrons. Reducing agents are being oxidized in return
      • REDOX reaction only occur if reduction and oxidation is happening at the same time
      • Disporportionation
        • Simultaneous oxidation and reduction of an element in a single reaction
    • Oxidation numbers
      • Element on its own = 0
      • Sum of Ox number of all elements in a neutral compound = 0
      • Sum of OX numbers of all elements in an ion is = charge of the ion
      • The more electronegative in a substance is given a negative oxidation number
      • Flourine is always= -1
      • Hydrogen is always 1 except for when except for when its with a less electronegative element it then becomes -1
      • Oxygen = -2 except in peroxides when its -1 and with flourine where it is +1
    • Balancing with electrons
      • Two half ionic equations have to have the same number of electrons in order to add the half equations together
      • H+ ions can also be added to balance the equations
      • If there is an in balance of O2 molecules water can be added

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