Redox Reaction 1
CHEMISTRY SSS2 Third Term
WEEK 5
Redox Reaction 1
Performance objectives
Students should be able to:
- Define oxidation and reduction
- Solve calculations on oxidation number
Content
Oxidation and Reduction
Oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen transfer
- Oxidation is the gain of oxygen.
- Reduction is the loss of oxygen.
- For example, in the extraction of iron from its ore:
Fe2O3 + 3CO ----à 2Fe + 3CO2
Fe2O3 ----à 2Fe ------à Reduction
3CO -------
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