How to find oxidants and reductants
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Meghna Thapar 5 years, 7 months ago
Oxidant is a substance that has the ability to oxidize other substances , to cause them to lose electrons. Thus, in the reaction, the reductant or reducing agent loses electrons and is oxidized, and the oxidant or oxidizing agent gains electrons and is reduced.So to identify an oxidizing agent, simply look at the oxidation number of an atom before and after the reaction. If the oxidation number is greater in the product, then it lost electrons and the substance was oxidized. If the oxidation number is less, then it gained electrons and was reduced.
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