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Oxidising Agents

Oxidation is any one or more of
  • loss of electrons
  • increase in oxidation number
  • gain of oxygen
  • loss of hydrogen
Acidified potassium dichromate (VI) is an oxidising agent used to oxidise alcohols. The dichromate(VI) ion Cr2O72- in the presence of H+ ions is reduced to Cr3+ ions.Silver ions Ag+ can also be used as an oxidising agent. The silver ions are reduced to silver

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Specification: OCR Chemistry A (H432), A-level. Topic: Reactions and Reactive Species.

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