context, the oxidizing agent is called an electron acceptor and the reducing agent is called an electron donor. A classic oxidizing agent is the ferrocenium...
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recipient (called the oxidizing agent, oxidant, oxidizer, or electron acceptor). Examples of substances that are common reducing agents include hydrogen,...
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An oxidizing acid is a Brønsted acid that is a strong oxidizing agent. Most Brønsted acids can act as oxidizing agents, because the acidic proton can...
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can be both reducing or oxidizing agents. Hydrogen gas is a reducing agent when it reacts with non-metals and an oxidizing agent when it reacts with metals...
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Depolarizer (section Oxidizing agents)
replaced with oxidizing agent. Many different substances have been used as depolarizers; the most notable are listed below. These oxidize the hydrogen...
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Nitrosonium (section As an oxidizing agent)
group) by a variety of nucleophiles. NO+, e.g. as NOBF4, is a strong oxidizing agent: vs. ferrocene/ferrocenium, [NO]+ in CH2Cl2 solution has a redox potential...
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indicated with orange, because mixing red (flammable) with yellow (oxidizing agent) creates orange. A nonflammable and nontoxic gas is indicated with...
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can be fully oxidized to carbon dioxide with a strong oxidizing agent under acidic conditions. The amount of oxygen required to oxidize an organic compound...
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Fire triangle (section Oxidizer)
illustrates the three elements a fire needs to ignite: heat, fuel, and an oxidizing agent (usually oxygen). A fire naturally occurs when the elements are present...
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Potassium permanganate (category Oxidizing agents)
widely used in the chemical industry and laboratories as a strong oxidizing agent, and also as a medication for dermatitis, for cleaning wounds, and...
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solution containing and oxidizing agent and hydrofluoric acid. The metal on the surface catalyzes the reduction of the oxidizing agent and therefore in turn...
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Hydrogen peroxide–urea (category Oxidizing agents)
better controllability than liquid hydrogen peroxide when used as an oxidizing agent. Often called carbamide peroxide in dentistry, it is used as a source...
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Calcium hypochlorite (category Oxidizing agents)
water:[citation needed] Ca(ClO)2 + 4 HCl → CaCl2 + 2 Cl2 + 2 H2O It is a strong oxidizing agent, as it contains a hypochlorite ion at the valence +1 (redox state:...
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Bleach (redirect from Bleaching agent)
While most bleaches are oxidizing agents (chemicals that can remove electrons from other molecules), some are reducing agents (that donate electrons)...
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sample, an excess but known amount of I- is added, which the oxidizing agent then oxidizes to I2. I2 dissolves in the iodide-containing solution to give...
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Hydrogen peroxide (category Oxidizing agents)
liquid that is slightly more viscous than water. It is used as an oxidizer, bleaching agent, and antiseptic, usually as a dilute solution (3%–6% by weight)...
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the production of potassium monopersulfate (PMPS), a bleaching and oxidizing agent. One patent for production of Caro's acid for this purpose gives the...
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Hypochlorite (section As oxidizing agents)
formulated his germ theory of disease). Hypochlorite is the strongest oxidizing agent of the chlorine oxyanions. This can be seen by comparing the standard...
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Sodium persulfate (category Oxidizing agents)
Na2S2O8. It is the sodium salt of peroxydisulfuric acid, H2S2O8, an oxidizing agent. It is a white solid that dissolves in water. It is almost non-hygroscopic...
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mitochondria the 10 protons from oxidizing NADH would produce 2.72 ATP (instead of 2.5) and the 6 protons from oxidizing succinate or ubiquinol would produce...
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titrations are based on a reduction-oxidation reaction between an oxidizing agent and a reducing agent. A potentiometer or a redox indicator is usually used to...
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Chloric acid (category Oxidizing acids)
precursor of chlorate salts. It is a strong acid (pKa ≈ −2.7) and an oxidizing agent. Chloric acid is thermodynamically unstable with respect to disproportionation...
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Oxygen (category Oxidizing agents)
chalcogen group in the periodic table, a highly reactive nonmetal, and an oxidizing agent that readily forms oxides with most elements as well as with other...
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Ceric ammonium nitrate (category Oxidizing agents)
(NH4)2[Ce(NO3)6]. This orange-red, water-soluble cerium salt is a specialised oxidizing agent in organic synthesis and a standard oxidant in quantitative analysis...
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Ammonium persulfate (category Oxidizing agents)
It is a strong oxidizing agent that is used as a catalyst in polymer chemistry, as an etchant, and as a cleaning and bleaching agent. Ammonium persulfate...
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Dinitrogen tetroxide (category Oxidizing agents)
condensed to form dinitrogen tetroxide. Nitrogen tetroxide is used as an oxidizing agent in one of the most important rocket propellant systems because it can...
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Potassium bromate (category Oxidizing agents)
potassium and takes the form of white crystals or powder. It is a strong oxidizing agent. Potassium bromate is produced when bromine is passed through a hot...
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Potassium ferricyanide (category Oxidizing agents)
electroplating, dyeing wool, as a laboratory reagent, and as a mild oxidizing agent in organic chemistry. The compound has widespread use in blueprint...
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Nitric acid (category Oxidizing acids)
pigments in inks and dyes. Nitric acid is also commonly used as a strong oxidizing agent. The discovery of mineral acids such as nitric acid is generally believed...
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