Answer to Question #180235 in General Chemistry for lina

Question

Describe, in 3 or 4 sentences, the features of a REDOX reaction. Include the terms “oxidation”, “reduction”, “oxidizing agent”, and “reducing agent”.

Answer 1

Most oxidation-reduction (redox) processes involve the transfer of oxygen atoms, hydrogen atoms, or electrons, with all three processes sharing two important characteristics:

(1) They are coupled—i.e., in any oxidation reaction a reciprocal reduction occurs.

(2) They involve a characteristic net chemical change—i.e., an atom or electron goes from one unit of matter to another.