Redox Reactions

Learn about oxidation-reduction reactions and their significance.

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Reduction

The process of gaining electrons in a chemical reaction.

Oxidation

The process of losing electrons in a chemical reaction.

Redox Reaction

A reaction that involves the transfer of electrons between two species.

Reducing Agent

The substance that donates electrons in a redox reaction.

Oxidizing Agent

The substance that accepts electrons in a redox reaction.

Oxidation States

The hypothetical charges that an atom would have if all bonds were 100% ionic.

Balancing Redox Reactions

Equalizing the number of electrons transferred in the oxidation and reduction half-reactions.

Half-Reaction Method

A method of balancing redox reactions by separating them into oxidation and reduction half-reacti...

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Reduction

The process of gaining electrons in a chemical reaction.

The process of gaining electrons in a chemical reaction.

Reduction

Oxidation

The process of losing electrons in a chemical reaction.

The process of losing electrons in a chemical reaction.

Oxidation

Redox Reaction

A reaction that involves the transfer of electrons between two species.

A reaction that involves the transfer of electrons between two species.

Redox Reaction

Reducing Agent

The substance that donates electrons in a redox reaction.

The substance that donates electrons in a redox reaction.

Reducing Agent

Oxidizing Agent

The substance that accepts electrons in a redox reaction.

The substance that accepts electrons in a redox reaction.

Oxidizing Agent

Oxidation States

The hypothetical charges that an atom would have if all bonds were 100% ionic.

The hypothetical charges that an atom would have if all bonds were 100% ionic.

Oxidation States

Balancing Redox Reactions

Equalizing the number of electrons transferred in the oxidation and reduction half-reactions.

Equalizing the number of electrons transferred in the oxidation and reduction half-reactions.

Balancing Redox Reactions

Half-Reaction Method

A method of balancing redox reactions by separating them into oxidation and reduction half-reactions.

A method of balancing redox reactions by separating them into oxidation and reduction half-reactions.

Half-Reaction Method

Oxidation Numbers

A concept used for tracking the transfer of electrons in a chemical reaction.

A concept used for tracking the transfer of electrons in a chemical reaction.

Oxidation Numbers

Electrochemical Cells

Devices that convert chemical energy into electrical energy, using redox reactions.

Devices that convert chemical energy into electrical energy, using redox reactions.

Electrochemical Cells

Redox Reactions and Energy

Redox reactions involve energy changes, usually in the form of heat or electricity.

Redox reactions involve energy changes, usually in the form of heat or electricity.

Redox Reactions and Energy

Redox Reactions in Batteries

Batteries utilise redox reactions to produce an electric current.

Batteries utilise redox reactions to produce an electric current.

Redox Reactions in Batteries

Corrosion

A natural process involving redox reactions, where metals degrade through an oxidative process.

A natural process involving redox reactions, where metals degrade through an oxidative process.

Corrosion

Disproportionation Reactions

A type of redox reaction where a single element is both oxidized and reduced.

A type of redox reaction where a single element is both oxidized and reduced.

Disproportionation Reactions

Redox Reactions in Metabolism

Bodily processes that involve redox reactions, such as cellular respiration.

Bodily processes that involve redox reactions, such as cellular respiration.

Redox Reactions in Metabolism

Redox Reactions in Industry

Industrial processes such as the production of chemicals and metals, which use redox reactions.

Industrial processes such as the production of chemicals and metals, which use redox reactions.

Redox Reactions in Industry

Electrode Potentials

The potential difference created by a redox reaction at an electrode.

The potential difference created by a redox reaction at an electrode.

Electrode Potentials

Nernst Equation in Redox Reactions

The equation that shows the relationship between the standard cell potential and the cell potential under non-standard conditions.

The equation that shows the relationship between the standard cell potential and the cell potential under non-standard conditions.

Nernst Equation in Redox Reactions

Redox Reaction in Combustion

Combustion processes which are essentially redox reactions.

Combustion processes which are essentially redox reactions.

Redox Reaction in Combustion

Applications of Redox Reactions in Everyday Life

Common occurrences of redox reactions, such as rusting and respiration.

Common occurrences of redox reactions, such as rusting and respiration.

Applications of Redox Reactions in Everyday Life

Redox in Photosynthesis

The role of redox reactions in the conversion of sunlight into chemical energy.

The role of redox reactions in the conversion of sunlight into chemical energy.

Redox in Photosynthesis

Redox Titration

A laboratory method for determining the concentration of an unknown solution using a redox reaction.

A laboratory method for determining the concentration of an unknown solution using a redox reaction.

Redox Titration

Redox Titration Applications

Various applications of redox titration, such as determining the iron content in an ore.

Various applications of redox titration, such as determining the iron content in an ore.

Redox Titration Applications

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