Chemistry A-Level
Oxidising Agent
What Oxidising Agent means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Oxidising Agent
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A substance that accepts electrons from another substance, causing the other substance to be oxidised. The oxidising agent is itself reduced.
A species that accepts electrons from another species, causing it to be oxidised. The oxidising agent is itself reduced.
A substance that accepts electrons from another species, thereby being reduced itself.
Topics that use Oxidising Agent
- Topic 1: Atomic Structure and the Periodic Table (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Topic 2: Bonding and Structure (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Topic 3: Redox I (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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