Standard Reduction Potentials
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Standard Reduction Potentials
Given a list of metals, how do I figure out which metal is the strongest reducing agent?
Re: Standard Reduction Potentials
If you change the sign of the reduction potential, you get the oxidation potential. The larger the oxidation potential the stronger a reducing agent it is.
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Re: Standard Reduction Potentials
The reducing agent is being oxidized, and the lower the standard reduction potential the more likely the element is to be oxidized (since it takes energy for it to get reduced)
So to make a list you would have the metal most likely the reducing agent be the one with lower standard reduction potential and element being reduced (cathode) with a higher (more positive) standard reduction potential
So to make a list you would have the metal most likely the reducing agent be the one with lower standard reduction potential and element being reduced (cathode) with a higher (more positive) standard reduction potential
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Re: Standard Reduction Potentials
The strength of a reducing agent is related to its tendency to lose electrons, which is reflected in its standard reduction potential (E red).
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