Is water an oxidizer?
Answer:
Water can be an oxidising agent and, if so, the water must itself be reduced. This would result in the formation of hydrogen gas. Hydrogen is not produced in the rusting reaction as the oxidising agent is oxygen from the air - not water. However, if you add sodium to water, water oxidises the sodium metal to form sodium ions and sodium reduces the water to hydrogen gas
2Na + 2H2O --> 2Na+ + 2OH- + H2
Sure is.. water on iron produces Rust. Iron Oxide
yes, it is
Depends on what the other things is.
If it is iron or some other similar metal definitely. Check out a redox table for the full list to see what do.
No. To be an oxidizer it should provide the oxygen.
When you put iron in water, it oxidizes faster than in air but the oxygen is not taken from the H20, it's from oxygen dissolved in the water.
If the water were the oxidizer you'd get free hydrogen from it.
Sure it is. A perfect example would be the reaction of water with iron to form rust.
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