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Reduction |
A substance gains electrons |
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Oxidation |
Loss of electrons |
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Oxidation numbers |
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What is understood when we talk about a redox reaction? |
A chemical reaction in which one substance loses electrons while another substance gains them. |
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What is special about a redox reaction in acidic solution? |
Add H2O to O deficient side. Add H to the other side. |
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What is special about a redox reaction in basic solution? |
Add H2O to O deficient side. Add H to other side. Add equivalent OH- to both sides. Sum up to water. Simplyfy by subtracting water. |
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What are the oxidation numbers of Cu(NO3)2? |
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NaNO3> NO3- |
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Explain this stupid. O3>O2+OH-+2e |
****. |
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Explain |
Too much. |
We now need 2HNO3 because we have N2 in the side of products. Does this influence the amount of e? |
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What does a primary alcohol react to through a redox reaction? |
Aldehyde |
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What does a secondary alcohol react to through a redox reaction? |
Ketone |
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What does an aldehyde react to through a redox reaction? |
Carboxylic acid. |
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Why is it not possible to oxidise a ketone? |
Because it does not have an h atom at the carbonyl group. |
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