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1
Q

what happens in oxidising agent

A

causes other species eg ion atoms to be oxidised

so the oxidising agent itself gets oxidised

2
Q

what does reducing agent do

A

causes other species eg ion atoms to be reduced

so the reducing agent itself gets reduced

3
Q

state the oxidising and reducing agents of

Zn+Cu^2+ ———/ Zn^2+ + Cu

A

oxidation- Zinc

reduction- Copper