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Oxidation |
The process in which the atoms or ions of an element experience an increase in oxidation stateResults from the loss of electrons |
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Oxidized |
Term that means the oxidation number of a species has increased |
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Reduced |
Term that means the oxidation number of a species has decreased |
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Oxidation-Reduction reaction |
Chemical process in whcih elements undergo changes in oxidation number |
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Redox reaction |
Another name for an oxidation-reduction reaction
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Half-reaction |
The part of a reaction involving oxidation or reduction |
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Reducing agent |
Substance that can potentially cause another substance to be reduced |
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Strengths of Oxidizing and Reduction Agent |
Substances that are strong oxidizing agents are weak reducing agents |
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Disproportiation |
process in which a substance acts as both an oxidizing agent and a reducing agent |
