BRAINCAKEHalide Ions as Reducing Agents
Fluorine is the most powerful oxidising agents and Iodine is the least powerful oxidising agent.
By contrast, Iodide ions have the greatest reducing power and fluoride ions have the least reducing power.
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Key terms in this lesson
- Reduction
- The removal of oxygen, the addition of hydrogen, the gain of electrons, or a decrease in oxidation number.
- Oxidising agent
- A species that accepts electrons from another species, causing that species to be oxidised.
More in Group 7
- Electronegativity
- Melting and Boiling Points
- Trends in Oxidising Ability
- Displacement Reactions
- Sodium Chloride with Sulfuric Acid
- Sodium Bromide with Sulfuric Acid
- Sodium Iodide with Sulfuric Acid
- Reaction with Water
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