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Redox reactions - Coggle Diagram
Redox reactions
Terminology
Oxidation
Is the loss of electrons
Reduction
Is the gain of electrons
Oxidizing agent
Is the species doing the oxidizing
Reducing agent
Is the species doing the reducing
A class of reactions include
Formation of a compound from its elements
All combustion reactions
Reactions that generate electricity
Reactions that produce cellular energy
H2
2e- transfer
F2
F2
Reduced
Oxidizing agent
H2
Oxidized
Reducing agent
Definition
Redox reactions describe al chemical reactions in wich there is a net change in atomic charge
Redox illustration
H2 + F2
2HF
Oxidation (electron loss by H2)
-H2
2H^ + 2e-
Reduction (electron gain by F2)
-F2 + 2e-
2F-