Introducing Redox Reactions (VCE SSCE Chemistry): Quizzes
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What does the 'OIL' part of the OIL RIG mnemonic stand for?
What does the 'OIL' part of the OIL RIG mnemonic stand for?
Oxidation Is Loss
Why must oxidation and reduction always occur simultaneously?
Why must oxidation and reduction always occur simultaneously?
Electrons transfer from one atom to another
What happens to an oxidising agent during a redox reaction?
What happens to an oxidising agent during a redox reaction?
It is reduced
What happens to a reducing agent during a redox reaction?
What happens to a reducing agent during a redox reaction?
It is oxidised
Where do electrons appear when they are lost in a half-equation?
Where do electrons appear when they are lost in a half-equation?
As products
What is a conjugate redox pair?
What is a conjugate redox pair?
Reactant & product in a half-equation
What does the Latin word 'reduco' mean, from which 'reduction' derives?
What does the Latin word 'reduco' mean, from which 'reduction' derives?
To restore
What is the modern basis for defining redox reactions?
What is the modern basis for defining redox reactions?
Electron transfer
What must NOT appear in an overall redox equation?
What must NOT appear in an overall redox equation?
Electrons