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The Meaning of
Oxidation and Reduction
OBJECTIVES:
Define the terms oxidation and
reduction in terms of electron loss or
gain.
State the characteristics of a RedOx
Rxn, and recognize oxidizing and
reducing agents.
Mg Mg
2+
+ 2e
1-
2e
1-
+ S S
2-
Mg + S Mg
2+
+ S
2-
The over all balanced reaction is the sum of the two half
reactions. NO electrons can show, and it must balance
by both mass and charge!
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Corrosion Facts
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Section 22.2
Oxidation Numbers
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OBJECTIVES:
Determine the oxidation number of an
atom in pure substances.
Define RedOx in terms of changes in
oxidation number
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Try These!
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or
2(+6) + 7(-2) = -2
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Reduction
and
Oxidation
Section 22.3
Balancing RedOx Rxns
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OBJECTIVES:
Balance RedOx rxns by either
inspection or the half-rxn method
Balancing by Inspection
Most chemical rxns can be balanced by
simply examining the unbalanced
reaction, picking out one particular
species that is unbalanced, and
iteratively changing the coefficients until
balance is achieved
This is the method you have used all
along, and it will be more than sufficient
to balance any RedOx reaction you
may find on the NYS Regents exam
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Reduction
Oxidation