Chemistry Redox Reactions

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A-Level Chemistry

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how can you tell if a reaction is a redox

when one or more electrons are transferred

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how do you determine if something has been oxidized or reduced

something oxidizes when there is an increase in oxidation number and decrease in the number of electrons, something is reduced when there is a decrease in oxidation number and increase in electrons

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oxidizing agent

what accepts the electrons, reactant that contains the element being reduced

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reducing agent

species that donates the electrons, reactant that contains the element being oxidized