reducing power

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FrankieClarke2C
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reducing power

Postby FrankieClarke2C » Thu Feb 28, 2019 5:19 am

How do you know which elements are increasing in reducing power?
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Faith Fredlund 1H
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Re: reducing power

Postby Faith Fredlund 1H » Thu Feb 28, 2019 5:30 am

As the element's reduction half-cell potential becomes more negative (less positive), its reducing power increases.
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Julia Lee
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Re: reducing power

Postby Julia Lee » Thu Feb 28, 2019 5:53 am

If an element is a good reducing agent, it has a high reducing power. This means that it is what is getting oxidized in a reaction, which also means it has a low (negative) E value. The opposite is true for oxidation.
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