Oxidation and Reduction (VCE SSCE Chemistry): Quizzes
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According to the OIL RIG mnemonic, what does oxidation involve?
According to the OIL RIG mnemonic, what does oxidation involve?
Loss of electrons
What is the fundamental characteristic shared by all redox reactions?
What is the fundamental characteristic shared by all redox reactions?
Transfer of electrons
Why must oxidation and reduction always occur simultaneously in redox reactions?
Why must oxidation and reduction always occur simultaneously in redox reactions?
Electrons lost must be gained by another
What happens to metal atoms during redox reactions?
What happens to metal atoms during redox reactions?
They lose electrons and are oxidised
In a half-equation, where do electrons appear if oxidation is occurring?
In a half-equation, where do electrons appear if oxidation is occurring?
Right-hand side as products
What happens to an oxidising agent during a redox reaction?
What happens to an oxidising agent during a redox reaction?
It is reduced
Which of these is an example of a common oxidising agent?
Which of these is an example of a common oxidising agent?
Chlorine gas
In the aluminium-iodine reaction, how many electrons does each aluminium atom lose?
In the aluminium-iodine reaction, how many electrons does each aluminium atom lose?
3 electrons
In the CuTex root barrier reaction, which substance acts as the oxidising agent?
In the CuTex root barrier reaction, which substance acts as the oxidising agent?
Oxygen
What happens when non-metal atoms participate in redox reactions?
What happens when non-metal atoms participate in redox reactions?
They gain electrons and are reduced