oxidising substances are substances which gives oxygen or gains hydrogen
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∙ 12y agoThey oxidize the other substances by accepting electrons and are therefor reduced.
reducing agents and oxidising agents.
KMnO4 and H2SO4 are oxidising agents. Oxidising agents are hungry for electrons...
When some substances are oxidised or reduced, there is a colour change.Testing for a reducing agent:An oxidising agent is a substance that causes another substance to be oxidised & is itself reduced. Acidified potassium manganate (VII) is an example of one. While it oxidises other substances, the manganate ion is reduced (because the oxidation state decreases showing that reduction is occuring) :MnO4- --> Mn2+oxdations state:+VII+2colour:PinkColourlessSo, to see if an unknown substance is a reducing agent, add acidifies potassium manganate (VII) to see if the pink colour fades. If it does, you know the unknown substance was a reducing agent, because it caused reduction.Testing for an oxidising agent:A reducing agent is a substance which causes reduction, but is oxidised itself. Potassium iodide is a powerful reducing agent. While it reduces other substances, the iodide ion is oxidised (because the oxidising state increases) resulting in a colour change:2I- -->I2Oxidising state:-10 (the oxidising state of a diatomic molecule is 0)Colour:ColourlessRed-brownSo, to see if an unknown substance is an oxidising agent, add potassium iodide to see if a red-brown colour appears. If it does, you know your unknown substance is an oxidising agent because it caused a reduction
Dilute sulfuric acid H2SO4 is an indifferent acid to oxidising substances, while HCl (potential +1.36V) is a reductant and HNO3 (potential +0.96V) is an oxidant.
Oxidising is losing eletrons
An Oxidising agent.
It's the ability of the substaance to act as an oxidant (substances which take elctrons away from other substances)
Elemental fluorine, among electrically neutral substances.
Many metals react with oxidizing substances.
They oxidize the other substances by accepting electrons and are therefor reduced.
reducing agents and oxidising agents.
KMnO4 and H2SO4 are oxidising agents. Oxidising agents are hungry for electrons...
chlorine is oxidising
Corrosion of metal is caused by oxygen or oxidising substances, salty water and some medium strong acids
Fluorine is the strongest oxidising agent.
the seven main groups are: Harmful, Irritant, corrosive, Extremely flammable/Flammable, Explosive, Oxidising and Very toxic/Toxic.