What is the difference between reductant and oxidant?
I get confused with the following terms: reductant, oxidant, oxidation, reduction. Someone please help!
Answer:
Remember this: OIL RIG
(Oxidation is gaining (electrons), Reduction is losing (electrons))
Reducing makes hydrocarbons and other like molecules. Oxyidation makes carbon dioxide and other like molecules.
reductant = reducing agent = causes reduction
oxidant = oxidizing agent = causes oxidation
oxidation = increase in oxidation number ex. Cu+1 to Cu+2
reduction = decrease in oxidation numer ex. I2 to I-
LEORA - loss of electrons oxidation reducing agent
GEROA - gain of electrons reduction oxidizing agent
"reduction" and "reductant" refer, respectively, to the transfer of hydrogen ions from one substance to another and the substance supplying the H. "oxidation" and "oxidation" , respectively, refer to the process of transferring an electron to another substance and the substance supplying the electron.
LEO the lion says GER
Loss (of) Electrons (is) Oxidation.
Gain (of) Electrons (is) Reduction.
Ok, I'll try to answer you, I'm Mexican and my english is a little bad, so don't be rude with me.
An reductant is a chemical specie that can reduce another, it can do that because it can give electrons. When it give its electrons become and oxided specie.
On the other hand a oxidant can accept electrons and become an reduced specie.
You can avoid mistakes if you think about this: the electrons have a negative charge, then all specie that wins electrons reduce its valence number (something like the negatives numbers) reduces.
That phenomena, the electron transfer, happened because the atoms, want to have the lower energy level that they can, and get it given or wining electrons until get 8 in its last orbital, just like and novel gas.
Ok, I hope that it will help you, good luck and if you have another question just answer to me.
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Answer:
Remember this: OIL RIG
(Oxidation is gaining (electrons), Reduction is losing (electrons))
Reducing makes hydrocarbons and other like molecules. Oxyidation makes carbon dioxide and other like molecules.
reductant = reducing agent = causes reduction
oxidant = oxidizing agent = causes oxidation
oxidation = increase in oxidation number ex. Cu+1 to Cu+2
reduction = decrease in oxidation numer ex. I2 to I-
LEORA - loss of electrons oxidation reducing agent
GEROA - gain of electrons reduction oxidizing agent
"reduction" and "reductant" refer, respectively, to the transfer of hydrogen ions from one substance to another and the substance supplying the H. "oxidation" and "oxidation" , respectively, refer to the process of transferring an electron to another substance and the substance supplying the electron.
LEO the lion says GER
Loss (of) Electrons (is) Oxidation.
Gain (of) Electrons (is) Reduction.
Ok, I'll try to answer you, I'm Mexican and my english is a little bad, so don't be rude with me.
An reductant is a chemical specie that can reduce another, it can do that because it can give electrons. When it give its electrons become and oxided specie.
On the other hand a oxidant can accept electrons and become an reduced specie.
You can avoid mistakes if you think about this: the electrons have a negative charge, then all specie that wins electrons reduce its valence number (something like the negatives numbers) reduces.
That phenomena, the electron transfer, happened because the atoms, want to have the lower energy level that they can, and get it given or wining electrons until get 8 in its last orbital, just like and novel gas.
Ok, I hope that it will help you, good luck and if you have another question just answer to me.
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