Chemistry A-Level
Reducing Agent
What Reducing Agent means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Reducing Agent
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A substance that donates electrons to another substance, causing the other substance to be reduced. The reducing agent is itself oxidised.
A species that donates electrons to another species, causing it to be reduced. The reducing agent is itself oxidised.
A substance that donates electrons to another species, thereby being oxidised itself.
Topics that use Reducing 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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