Electrochemistry - Community College of Rhode Island：电化学-罗得岛州社区大学.pptVIP

Electrochemistry Chapter 4 4.4 and 4.8 Chapter 19 19.1-19.5 and 19.8 Oxidation-Reduction Reactions Electron Transfer Reactions Many redox reactions take place in water. Half-reactions OILRIG Oxidation-Reduction Reactions Oxidizing Agent- a substance that accepts electrons from another substance, causing the other substance to be oxidized. Reducing Agent- a substance that donates electrons to another substance, causing it to become reduced. Oxidation Number Oxidation Number- the number of charges the atom would have in a molecule (or an ionic compound) if electrons were transferred completel