Chemistry·Chemical reactions · NSSCO 6.6
Redox — oxidation & reduction
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Rusting, burning, batteries and extracting metals are all the same kind of reaction: redox. Learn oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen AND electrons, use the memory trick OIL RIG, and identify the oxidising and reducing agents in a reaction.
What you'll learn in this lesson
By the end you should be able to (NSSCO Chemistry 6.6):
- Define oxidation and reduction in terms of oxygen gain/loss and in terms of the transfer of electrons
- Identify redox reactions by changes in ionic charge
- Identify reducing and oxidising agents (including in the context of the extraction of metals)
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