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...

recipient (called the oxidizing agent, oxidant, oxidizer, or electron acceptor). Examples of substances that are common reducing agents include hydrogen,...

ability to oxidize other substances (cause them to lose electrons) are said to be oxidative or oxidizing, and are known as oxidizing agents, oxidants,...

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...

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...

replaced with oxidizing agent. Many different substances have been used as depolarizers; the most notable are listed below. These oxidize the hydrogen...

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...

indicated with orange, because mixing red (flammable) with yellow (oxidizing agent) creates orange. A nonflammable and nontoxic gas is indicated with...

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...

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...

widely used in the chemical industry and laboratories as a strong oxidizing agent, and also as a medication for dermatitis, for cleaning wounds, and...

solution containing and oxidizing agent and hydrofluoric acid. The metal on the surface catalyzes the reduction of the oxidizing agent and therefore in turn...

better controllability than liquid hydrogen peroxide when used as an oxidizing agent. Often called carbamide peroxide in dentistry, it is used as a source...

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:...

While most bleaches are oxidizing agents (chemicals that can remove electrons from other molecules), some are reducing agents (that donate electrons)...

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...

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)...

the production of potassium monopersulfate (PMPS), a bleaching and oxidizing agent. One patent for production of Caro's acid for this purpose gives the...

formulated his germ theory of disease). Hypochlorite is the strongest oxidizing agent of the chlorine oxyanions. This can be seen by comparing the standard...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

(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...

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...

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...

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...

electroplating, dyeing wool, as a laboratory reagent, and as a mild oxidizing agent in organic chemistry. The compound has widespread use in blueprint...

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...