CHM135H1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 36: Oxidation State, Oxidizing Agent, Nernst Equation

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November 28, 2018 (relevant reading: chemistry 2nd ed. Oxidation: one reactant loses electrons, reducing agent is oxidized, oxidation number increases. Reduction: other reactant gains electrons, oxidizing agent is reduced, oxidation number decreases. Oxidation results in an increase in oxidation number while reduction results in a decrease in oxidation number. Oxidation is the loss of electrons and reduction is the gain of electrons; these processes occur simultaneously. The oxidizing agent takes electrons from the substance being oxidized; the oxidizing agent is therefore reduced. The reducing agent takes electrons from the substance being oxidized; the reducing agent is. Oxidation number (state) a value which indicates whether an atom is neutral, electron rich, therefore oxidized or electron poor. Rules for assigning oxidation numbers: an atom in its elemental state has an oxidation number of 0. Ne: a monatomic ion has an oxidation number identical to its charge. Balancing redox reactions: the oxidation number method.

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