What is 'reducing effect' in chemistry?
Answer:
making a molecule smaller or less complex through a chemical reaction. When the product is smaller or less complex then the reactants.
Removal of oxygen.
It's the gain of an electron.
Removal of O2 or in a more modern way, addition of electrons.
reducing effect means gaining electrons (e-) opposite of that is oxidation which is loss of (e-) it doesn't seem to make sense that reduction is a gain of (e-) intuitively you would think that reduction is a loss of (e-) but don't think about it as (e-) loss or gain but charge electrons have (-) negative charge so if you lose and (e-) you are losing a negative charge therefore you will get a higher number example if you have the number 0 and lose and e- you have lost negative one so 0 + (-1) = -1 so your charge number is reduced (going down in charge)
the exact opposite is oxidation 0 - (-1)= +1 now the charge number is higher in charge and shows a loss of (e-)
I know this sounds confusing but i hope it helps
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