oxidizing agents

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How come the oxidizing agents are the opposite of what is being oxidized? and the same for the reduction agents

[JonathanS 1H]

The oxidizing agent is the substance that causes oxidation in another substance. The same is true for reducing agents.

[Andrew Pfeiffer 2E]

The terminology here appears flipped because of the meaning of the word agent. In general, an agent is a thing that brings about an action. In the case of redox reactions, a reducing agent is the atom or molecule that brings about the oxidization of another, while an oxidizing agent is the atom or molecule that brings about the reduction of another.

[KHowe_1D]

The agents are what cause the oxidation or reduction so it will be, by definition, the opposite.

[Jasmine Vallarta 2L]

the oxidizing agent gets reduced and the reducing agent gets oxidized

[Elizabeth Bowen 1J]

An Oxidizing agent does the oxidizing, so it allows the other side to become oxidized, and vice versa.

[Chris Charton 1B]

Oxidizing agents cause Oxidation to a substance and get reduced in the process.

[saigorijavolu2k]

The oxidizing agent means that it is oxidizing the thing, it causes the oxidization

[Jainam Shah 4I]

The oxidation agent causes another substance to be oxidized and in the reaction the oxidizing agent is being reduced.

[Sreyes_1C]

I like to think of it as, the oxidizing agents carry out the oxidation, and same with reduction

[Kimberly Koo 2I]

The oxidation agent causes another substance to be oxidized, which is why the oxidizing agent is different from what's being oxidized

[Ashley Alvarado 2C]

The oxidizing agent has the ability to oxidize and is itself reduced. The reducing agent reduces and is itself oxidized.