Combined ScienceCode 5129

Redox

What this topic asks you to be able to do

  • define redox reactions as those in which reduction and oxidation take place at the same time
  • define oxidation as the gain of oxygen by a substance
  • define reduction as the loss of oxygen by a substance
  • Identify redox reactions as those in which oxygen is gained and lost
  • Describe the glowing splint test for oxygen gas, O2, and use it to identify the gas