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ChemistryIntroductory Chemistry: A Foundation. Reduction can be defined as a gain of electrons or as a decrease in oxidation state. Explain why the two definitions mean the same thing, and give an example to support your explanation.

. Reduction can be defined as a gain of electrons or as a decrease in oxidation state. Explain why the two definitions mean the same thing, and give an example to support your explanation.

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Ch. 18.1 - Exercise 18.1 For the following identify the...Ch. 18.2 - What if the oxidation state for oxygen was defined...Ch. 18.2 - Exercise 18.2 Assign oxidation states to all atoms...Ch. 18.3 - Exercise 18.3 Ammonia, NH3, which is widely used...Ch. 18.4 - Exercise 18.4 Copper metal reacts with nitric...Ch. 18.7 - The air we breathe is approximately 80% nitrogen...Ch. 18 - Sketch a galvanic cell, and explain how it works....Ch. 18 - Make a list of nitrogen compounds with as many...Ch. 18 - Which of the following are oxidation-reduction...Ch. 18 - Which of the following statements is (are) true?...
Ch. 18 - Why do we say that when something gains electrons...Ch. 18 - The equationAg++CuCu2++Ag has equal numbers of...Ch. 18 - In balancing oxidation-reduction equations, why is...Ch. 18 - What does it mean for a substance to be oxidized?...Ch. 18 - Label the following parts of the galvanic cell....Ch. 18 - Give some examples of how we make good use of...Ch. 18 - How do chemists define the processes of oxidation...Ch. 18 - For each of the following oxidation-reduction...Ch. 18 - For each of the following oxidation-reduction...Ch. 18 - For each of the following oxidation-reduction...Ch. 18 - For each of the following oxidation-reduction...Ch. 18 - _________ lets us keep track of electrons in...Ch. 18 - Why must the sum of all the oxidation states of...Ch. 18 - Explain why, although it is not an ionic compound,...Ch. 18 - . Why is fluorine always assigned an oxidation...Ch. 18 - . The sum of all the oxidation states of all the...Ch. 18 - . What must be the sum of the oxidation states of...Ch. 18 - . Assign oxidation states to all of the atoms in...Ch. 18 - . Assign oxidation states to all of the atoms in...Ch. 18 - . What is the oxidation state of sulfur in each of...Ch. 18 - . What is the oxidation state of nitrogen in each...Ch. 18 - . What is the oxidation state of chlorine in each...Ch. 18 - . What is the oxidation state of manganese in each...Ch. 18 - . Assign oxidation states to all of the atoms in...Ch. 18 - . Assign oxidation states o all of the atoms in...Ch. 18 - . Assign oxidation states to all of the atoms in...Ch. 18 - . Assign oxidation states to all of the atoms in...Ch. 18 - . Oxidation can be defined as a loss of electrons...Ch. 18 - . Reduction can be defined as a gain of electrons...Ch. 18 - . What is an oxidizing agent? What is a reducing...Ch. 18 - . Does an oxidizing agent increase or decrease its...Ch. 18 - . Does an oxidizing agent donate or accept...Ch. 18 - . The “Chemistry in Focus” segment Do We Age by...Ch. 18 - . In each of the following reactions, identify...Ch. 18 - . In each of the following reactions, identify...Ch. 18 - . In each of the following reactions, identify...Ch. 18 - . In each of the following reactions, identify...Ch. 18 - . Pennies in the United States consist of a zinc...Ch. 18 - . Iron ores, usually oxides of iron, are converted...Ch. 18 - . Although magnesium metal does not react with...Ch. 18 - . Potassium iodide in solution reacts readily with...Ch. 18 - . In what two respects must oxidation-reduction...Ch. 18 - . Why is a systematic method for balancing...Ch. 18 - . What is a half-reaction? What does each of the...Ch. 18 - . Why must the number of electrons lost in the...Ch. 18 - . Balance each of the following half-reactions....Ch. 18 - . Balance each of the following half-reactions....Ch. 18 - . Balance each of the following half-reactions,...Ch. 18 - . Balance each of the following half-reactions,...Ch. 18 - . 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What are some important uses of electrolysis?Ch. 18 - . Although aluminum is one of the most abundant...Ch. 18 - . The “Chemistry in Focus” segment Water-Powered...Ch. 18 - 65. Reactions in which one or more _________ are...Ch. 18 - . Another name for the term oxidation stare is...Ch. 18 - . Reduction may be described as a(n) of electrons...Ch. 18 - . In assigning oxidation states for a covalently...Ch. 18 - . The sum of the oxidation states of the atoms in...Ch. 18 - . What is an oxidizing agent? Is an oxidizing...Ch. 18 - . An oxidizing agent causes the...Ch. 18 - . To function as a good reducing agent, a species...Ch. 18 - . When we balance an oxidation-reduction equation,...Ch. 18 - . To obtain useful electrical energy from an...Ch. 18 - 75. An electrochemical cell that produces a...Ch. 18 - . Which process (oxidation/reduction) takes place...Ch. 18 - . At which electrode (anode/cathode) do species...Ch. 18 - . In a(n) _____ cell, electrons flow through a...Ch. 18 - . The “pressure” on electrons to flow from one...Ch. 18 - . The process of _________ involves forcing a...Ch. 18 - . The common acid dry cell battery typically...Ch. 18 - . Corrosion of a metal represents its ______ by...Ch. 18 - . Although aluminium is a reactive metal, pure...Ch. 18 - . For each of the following unbalanced...Ch. 18 - . In each of the following reactions, identify...Ch. 18 - . In each of the following reactions, identify...Ch. 18 - . Carbon compounds containing double bonds (such...Ch. 18 - . Balance each of the following...Ch. 18 - . Balance each of the following...Ch. 18 - . For each of the following oxidation-reduction...Ch. 18 - . For each of the following oxidation-reduction...Ch. 18 - . Assign oxidation sates to all of the atoms in...Ch. 18 - . Assign oxidation states to all of the atoms in...Ch. 18 - . Assign oxidation states to all of the atoms in...Ch. 18 - . Assign oxidation stales to all of the atoms in...Ch. 18 - . 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