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yes it is, it might be useful to know OILRIG: oxidation is loss , reduction is gain (of electrons)
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Reactions in which electrons are transferred between atoms?
This is called a redox reaction, where one molecule gains electrons and one molecule loses electrons. Reduction is the gain of electrons and oxidation the gain of electrons. It can be remembered as OILRIG (Oxidation Is Loss Reduction Is Gain).
Concept of oxidation and reduction?
a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
When a compound serves as an electron acceptor it is oxidized?
No gain of electron is reduction. An atom that gains electrons is reduced in a chemical reaction. OIL RIG; oxidation is loss, reduction is gain
Is it possible to have a reaction in which oxidation takes place but reduction does not?
Oxidation is characterized by the loss of electrons, and reduction is characterized by the gain of electrons. Since there must be an electron loser and an electron receiver, oxidation and reduction are always complimentary.
What does the ll mean in the name iron indicate about the cation?
Iron(II) indicates that the cation is Fe2+. The (II) indicates the oxidation number of iron in this case it has lost 2 electrons. ( OILRIG -oxidation is loss (of electrons), reduction is gain).
The gain of electrons by an element is called what?
The loss of an electron is called oxidation. Its opposite is reduction.The loss of an electron increases the charge by +1.
Oxidation and reduction reactions are chemical processes that result in a gain or loss in?
ELECTRONS
Reactions in which electrons are transferred between atoms?
This is called a redox reaction, where one molecule gains electrons and one molecule loses electrons. Reduction is the gain of electrons and oxidation the gain of electrons. It can be remembered as OILRIG (Oxidation Is Loss Reduction Is Gain).
Which chemical reaction involves losing or gaining electrons?
Reduction. A useful mnemonic I was taught at school: OIL RIG Oxidation Is Loss of an electron, and Reduction Is Gain of an electron.
How can tell if an element has been oxidized or reduced in a reaction?
Oxidation involve loss of electrons and reduction involve gain of electrons.
Concept of oxidation and reduction?
a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
When a compound serves as an electron acceptor it is oxidized?
No gain of electron is reduction. An atom that gains electrons is reduced in a chemical reaction. OIL RIG; oxidation is loss, reduction is gain
Is Oxidation a reaction in which a species gains electrons?
No - if Iron is oxidised to Iron II or Iron III it LOSES electrons - but the oxygen (or other) gains electrons. So for the compound there is not net gain or loss of electrons but there is for the individual components. Hope that makes sense
Is it possible to have a reaction in which oxidation takes place but reduction does not?
Oxidation is characterized by the loss of electrons, and reduction is characterized by the gain of electrons. Since there must be an electron loser and an electron receiver, oxidation and reduction are always complimentary.
Why is the formation of chlorine classified as oxidation?
The formation of chlorine from chloride ions invoves loss of electrons there fore it is "oxidation" which is defined as loss of electrons. OIL RIG oxidation is loss, reduction is gain.
What does a molecule that has been oxidized have?
Well it has less electrons than it had before. That is the definition of oxidation. The loss of electrons is oxidation. The gain of electrons is reduction.
The process of losing or gaining electrons is called what?
I'm sure it's ionization, though I could be wrong.
