Reducing/Oxidizing Power
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Reducing/Oxidizing Power
What is the trend for increasing reducing power/increasing oxidizing power? How can you tell by looking at standard reduction potentials?
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Re: Reducing/Oxidizing Power
More positive E value means it will have a higher oxidizing power.
More negative E value means it will have a higher reducing power.
More negative E value means it will have a higher reducing power.
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Re: Reducing/Oxidizing Power
Does a higher oxidizing power (more power to oxidize another atom) also mean its most likely to gain electrons/become reduced?
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Re: Reducing/Oxidizing Power
Yes, higher oxidation power means more likely to gain electrons/be reduced. Therefore, the higher the standard reduction potential, which can be said to represent a substance's affinity for electrons, the greater the oxidizing power.
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Re: Reducing/Oxidizing Power
Positive E value = higher oxidizing power
Negative E value = higher reducing power
Negative E value = higher reducing power
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Re: Reducing/Oxidizing Power
Positive E value = higher oxidizing power
Negative E value = higher reducing power
Negative E value = higher reducing power
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Re: Reducing/Oxidizing Power
higher standard reduction potential means higher oxidizing power
lower standard reduction potential means higher reducing power
lower standard reduction potential means higher reducing power
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Re: Reducing/Oxidizing Power
The more positive a standard reduction potential, the better it is at being an oxidizing agent. The more negative a standard reduction potential, the better it is at being a reducing agent.
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