Oxidation and reduction by oxygen
Oxidation = gain of oxygen (or loss of hydrogen); reduction = loss of oxygen (or gain of hydrogen); the reducing agent takes oxygen away (e.g.
The idea, in English
Oxidation = gain of oxygen (or loss of hydrogen); reduction = loss of oxygen (or gain of hydrogen); the reducing agent takes oxygen away (e.g. CO, H2, C) and the oxidizing agent supplies it.
Explain in Egyptian Arabic
الـ oxidation يعني المادة تكسب oxygen (أو تخسر hydrogen)، والـ reduction يعني المادة تخسر oxygen (أو تكسب hydrogen). الـ reducing agent هو اللي بياخد الـ oxygen من المادة التانية (زي CO و H2 و C)، والـ oxidizing agent هو اللي بيدّيها الـ oxygen.
Builds on
Used by
- Reduction in the blast furnace
- Iron(II) oxide FeO
- Effect of air and water vapour
- Roasting of iron ore
- Oxidation and reduction by electrons
- Economic importance of manganese
- Economic importance of vanadium and chromium