Combined Science GCSE
Ionic half-equations
What Ionic half-equations means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Ionic half-equations
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Equations that clearly show the electron transfer, such as the loss of electrons by metal atoms and the gain by hydrogen ions.
Topics that use Ionic half-equations
- Reactions of acids with metals (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Electron transfer
- Electron transfer in equations
- Identifying oxidised and reduced species
- Reactivity series and the position of hydrogen
- Salt formation and naming from the parent acid
- Spectator ions
- Acid–metal reactions as displacement reactions
- Redox reactions
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