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Solution: Use oxidation states to identify the oxidizing agent and the reducing agent in
Chapter 16, Problem 60P(choose chapter or problem)
Use oxidation states to identify the oxidizing agent and the reducing agent in the redox reaction.
\(\mathrm N_2(g)+3~ \mathrm H_2(g) \longrightarrow 2~ \mathrm{NH_3}(g)\)
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QUESTION:
Use oxidation states to identify the oxidizing agent and the reducing agent in the redox reaction.
\(\mathrm N_2(g)+3~ \mathrm H_2(g) \longrightarrow 2~ \mathrm{NH_3}(g)\)
ANSWER:Solution 60P :
Step 1:
An oxidizing agent is a chemical specie that removes one or more oxygen atom of other chemical substances in the redox chemical reaction and thus it gains electrons in a chemical reaction.
A reducing agent is a chemical specie that donates electrons to another chemical substance in a redox chemical reaction and thus it loses electrons in a chemical reaction.