Chapter 6 Flashcards
Electrochemistry converts what to what
chemical energy to electrical energy.
Reactions that involve the loss and gain of electrons are called what?
Oxidation-reduction reactions.
What do you call the process where a chemical species loses electrons?
Oxidation
What do you call the process where a chemical species gains electrons?
Reduction?
Oxidation and reduction individually describe ____ of a redox process
half
What does OIL RIG stand for
Oxidation Is Loss, Reduction Is Gain
Oxidation and reduction describe which side of the chemical equation?
Reactants
The substance that is reduced is called what?
Oxidizing agent
The substance that is oxidized is called what?
Reducing agent
What do you call the real or apparent charge of an atom or ion when all bonds are assumed to be ionic?
Oxidation number.
What is the oxidation number for any atom in its natural state? Fe, Sb, N2
0
How are oxidation numbers assigned within a molecule?
The sum of the oxidation numbers equals the net charge of the entire molecule.
The oxidation number for any simple ion (C2+, Fe3+) is equivalent to what?
The charge of the ion?
The oxidation number for alkali metals in compounds is what?
+1
The oxidation number of alkaline earth metals is what?
+2
