Redox Reaction 2
CHEMISTRY SSS2 Third Term
WEEK 6
Redox Reaction 2
Performance objectives
Students should be able to:
- Define oxidizing and reducing agents.
- Write IUPAC names of compounds by first calculating the oxidation number of the central first atom.
- Write and balance redox reactions.
Content
Oxidizing and reducing agents
- Oxidizing agents give oxygen to another substance.
- Reducing agents remove oxygen from another substance.
For example the extraction of iron from its ore
Fe2O3 + 3CO ----à 2Fe + 3CO2
Fe2O3 ----à 2Fe oxidizing agent
3CO -------à
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