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Define Redox reaction
A reaction in which electrons are transferred from one substance to another.
Define Oxidation
The loss of electrons, the addition of oxygen, or the removal of hydrogen.
Define reduction
The gain of electrons, the removal of oxygen, or the addition of hydrogen.
What is an Oxidizing agent
A substance that causes another substance to be oxidized. It gains electrons and is itself reduced.
What is a reducing agent
A substance that causes another substance to be reduced. It loses electrons and is itself oxidized.
What is the oxidation number?
A number assigned to an atom in a compound to represent its relative oxidation state.
What is a displacement reaction?
A redox reaction in which a more reactive metal displaces a less reactive metal from a solution of its salt.
What type of reaction is combustion?
Redox. The burning of a substance in oxygen, such as the combustion of methane.
Give an example of a metal displacement reaction?
The displacement of a less reactive metal from a solution of its salt by a more reactive metal, such as the displacement of copper from a solution of copper sul
What is Crystallization
The process of forming crystals from a solution.
What is a salt?
A compound formed from the reaction of an acid and a base.
What is desiccation?
The process of removing water from a a substance
What is Neutralization
The reaction between an acid and a base to produce a salt and water.
What is metallic bonding?
The type of bonding that holds metals together. It involves the sharing of free electrons between metal atoms.
What is malleability
The ability of a metal to be hammered or rolled into thin sheets.
What is ductility?
The ability of a metal to be drawn into wires.
